I'm splitting this issue off from LP: #1685542 (which made xserver-xorg-input-all no longer recommend xserver-xorg-input-synaptics) for tracking the remaining issues.
gnome-control-center only supports libinput. If xserver-xorg-input-synaptics is installed (because it's used by some desktops which haven't been ported to libinput yet), synaptics overrides libinput. That makes gnome-control-center's Mouse & Touchpad settings panel only show basic settings and important configurations don't work.
Questions
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1. Which desktops/apps still need -synaptics?
2. Can these apps be ported or removed before 18.04 LTS is released?
3. Can the desktops be ported and how bad is it if they are not ported and -synaptics is no longer available?
4. If -synaptics can't be removed completely from 18.04 LTS, does it make sense to have gnome-control-center Conflicts: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics?
5. Is there any other way we can fix this conflict?
I'm splitting this issue off from LP: #1685542 (which made xserver- xorg-input- all no longer recommend xserver- xorg-input- synaptics) for tracking the remaining issues.
gnome-control- center only supports libinput. If xserver- xorg-input- synaptics is installed (because it's used by some desktops which haven't been ported to libinput yet), synaptics overrides libinput. That makes gnome-control- center' s Mouse & Touchpad settings panel only show basic settings and important configurations don't work.
Questions
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1. Which desktops/apps still need -synaptics?
2. Can these apps be ported or removed before 18.04 LTS is released?
3. Can the desktops be ported and how bad is it if they are not ported and -synaptics is no longer available?
4. If -synaptics can't be removed completely from 18.04 LTS, does it make sense to have gnome-control- center Conflicts: xserver- xorg-input- synaptics?
5. Is there any other way we can fix this conflict?