akukuq's comment works on sony vaio v410 ubuntu 12.04, which was simply "dconf write /org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad-enabled true"
akukuq's comment works on sony vaio v410 ubuntu 12.04, settings- daemon/ peripherals/ touchpad/ touchpad- enabled true"
which was simply "dconf write /org/gnome/