How to disable touchpad when mouse is plugged in?

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#1

Hi,

How can I disable the touchpad whenever I plug in the mouse?

Thanks

#2

Perhaps these links can be of use:

Good luck RBx-Mate.

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#3

Hi there,

Appreciate the answer, this one did the trick just fine: https://askubuntu.com/questions/438179/how-can-i-toggle-the-touchpad-depending-on-whether-a-mouse-is-connected

Thanks!

#4

Glad to know this. Thanks for reporting back RBx-Mate.

#5

@RBx-Mate [quote=“RBx-Mate, post:3, topic:13931”]
Appreciate the answer, this one did the trick just fine: https://askubuntu.com/questions/438179/how-can-i-toggle-the-touchpad-depending-on-whether-a-mouse-is-connected
[/quote]
I am a novice and tried to follow that above thread and it left me bewildered.
Would you please share what you did to solve the problem without all the extraneous comments?

Thank so much for your time, Fred

#6

Hi Fred,

Sorry for the late reply. I followed this exact answer and worked like a charm:

Rafael