Comment 33 for bug 760142

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François Isabelle (isabellf) wrote : Re: Several Ubuntu-certified Dell laptops: ImPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint configure as PS/2 mouse instead of proper touchpad

For those who like me only want to be able to toggle the touchpad on and off ( on my vostro 3750 )

1 - get device id with:

:~$ xinput -list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Logitech USB Receiver id=13 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ ImPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint id=15 [slave pointer (2)]

2- disable device with:

xinput set-int-prop 15 "Device Enabled" 8 0

if you need it back use:
xinput set-int-prop 15 "Device Enabled" 8 1