trackpad hardly usable under default settings

[Andreas E.]

The default settings of xinput for trackpad make users think it is not working. Behavior that one is used from trackpads under Linux as well as other operating systems is disabled and needs to be enabled for the individual user account. As a consequence, the user's custom settings are not available on the multi-user login screen.

- Tapping is disabled. You need to find out that you have to press hard to click.
  libinput Tapping Enabled (281): 0

- Cursor acceleration is off. A finger move moves the cursor only about 4cm. With linear speed, this requires many moves to cross the screen diagonal.
  libinput Accel Speed (289): 0.000000

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: xinput 1.6.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-21.23-generic 4.10.11
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-21-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Sat Jun 3 15:20:57 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: zesty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [17aa:3978]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-05 (210 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
JournalErrors:
 Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.
       Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to
       turn off this notice.
 No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions.
MachineType: LENOVO 20266
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-21-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=0c690dc8-83da-4853-bb35-e6831f8c0a4e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xinput
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/30/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 76CN43WW
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Yoga2
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: 31900058STD
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr76CN43WW:bd03/30/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20266:pvrLenovoYoga2Pro:rvnLENOVO:rnYoga2:rvr31900058STD:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoYoga2Pro:
dmi.product.name: 20266
dmi.product.version: Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+17.04.20170109-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.3-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.3-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.5-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.14-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sat May 6 11:39:19 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1
xserver.video_driver: modeset

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml

[Andreas E. (andreas-e)]

Ideally this could have been solved within the life span of 17.04 rather than becoming obsolete.
Actually it is still an issue in 17.10.