How to disable Touchpad permanently - Ubuntu 14.04
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~$ cat touchpad.sh
----cut-----
#!/bin/bash
# touchpad.sh Written by Atanas S / Siteground Support Team
# First we need to get the device ID from the xinput
# if it does not work for you, you may need to set the cut -f option to another number
# I would suggest that you test the command in your terminal first to see the result
# It should output an integer usually between 8-15, at least on my lap top :D
getdev=`xinput list |grep pointer |grep PS |cut -f 2`
devid=${getdev/id=/}
#Second we need to get the device status, if it is enabled or not
# if it does not work for you, you may need to set the cut -f option to another number
# I would suggest that you test the command in your terminal first to see the result
# It should output 0 or 1
getstatus=`xinput list-props $devid |grep 'Device Enabled' |cut -f 3`
#once we get the device status depending on the status we set it the other way arround
if [ "$getstatus" == "1" ]; then
newstatus="0"
else
newstatus="1"
fi
`xinput set-prop $devid "Device Enabled" $newstatus`
----end cut------
I just run the script locally via Kconsole vt, no issue. You can use the same script to toggle the touchpad back on.
Hope this helps.
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