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Binary package hint: xfree86-driver-synaptics

I am unable to disable tapping on my touchpad. I purchased an ASUS K70IO
laptop and after some minor tweaking everything works fine, even the
touchpad. However, I cannot stand touchpad tapping, so when I went to
disable it, the option was not there. I have scoured the search engine
results and cannot find anything that might help. I am not even sure
what touchpad is even installed any more. I tried to use gsynaptics to
disable tapping, but when I run it I get "GSynaptics couldn't
initialize" You have to set 'SHMConfig' 'true' in xorg.conf or
XF86Config to use GSynaptics".

However, there is no entry in xorg.conf for a touchpad, mouse, or
pointing device and XF86Config file does not exist.

I must be able to disable tapping. It is the most annoying and
infuriating feature ever invented and the person who came up with it
should be shot. At least metaphorically.

I am using Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 0.99.3-2ubuntu4
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-15-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #48-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 29 08:54:56 UTC 2009
SourcePackage: xfree86-driver-synaptics
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386
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I cannot disable touchpad tapping because there is no option on the mouse preferences dalog and gsynaptics will not run.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415692
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