Where to find the synaptics package to get touchpad working

kenneho · 10-17-2008, 09:24 AM

Hi.

I was adviced to install the synaptics package, hoping that this will get my touchpad working again. Does anyone know which repo that provides this package, or where I can download it?

Regards,
kenneho

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 10-17-2008, 09:54 AM

If you are using an rpm based system, you could try RPM.pbone. Try updating your current repos first, then doing a search for synaptics. To update your repos from commandline do as root:

Code:

urpmi.update -a

for a .rpm based system, or

Code:

sudo apt-get update

for a .deb based system.

To install said package from commandline do as root:

Code:

urpmi synaptics

or

Code:

sudo apt-get install synaptics

kenneho · 10-18-2008, 09:18 AM

Thanks for the reply.

I'm running Ubuntu. I'm sorry, should have mentioned this in the first post.

But do know where I can find the Ubuntu (.deb) package? Doesn't seem to be in the regular Ubuntu repos.

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 10-18-2008, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenneho

Thanks for the reply.

I'm running Ubuntu. I'm sorry, should have mentioned this in the first post.

But do know where I can find the Ubuntu (.deb) package? Doesn't seem to be in the regular Ubuntu repos.

Perhaps the reason you can't find it is because it's gsynaptics? It's listed in the package manager.

kenneho · 10-21-2008, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by {BBI}Nexus{BBI}

Perhaps the reason you can't find it is because it's gsynaptics? It's listed in the package manager.

Yeah that may be the reason.

It seems like gsynaptics is installed. That's too bad, actually, cause I was hoping that the reason why my touchpad is not working was that the driver was not installed. :/