Also no crashes for four days using 1.5.99. Maybe the update center could roll back to this version while the problem is being investigated?
$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics=1.5.99.902-0ubuntu5 && echo 'xserver-xorg-input-synaptics hold' | sudo dpkg --set-selections && dpkg -s xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Also no crashes for four days using 1.5.99. Maybe the update center could roll back to this version while the problem is being investigated?
$ sudo apt-get install xserver- xorg-input- synaptics= 1.5.99. 902-0ubuntu5 && echo 'xserver- xorg-input- synaptics hold' | sudo dpkg --set-selections && dpkg -s xserver- xorg-input- synaptics