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disable toucpad in ubuntu

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¿ disable toucpad in ubuntu ?

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Best Hanusz leszek (leszek-skynet) said : 		#1

Hello,

Howto disable touchpad temporarily :
http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/09/20/disable-touchpad-temporarily-when-typing/

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Raúl González Duque (zootropo) said : 		#2

That post explains how to disable the touchpad a few seconds when you press a key.

If you want to fully disable the touchpad when you connect a mouse you may want to take a look at this:
http://mundogeek.net/archivos/2007/05/16/desactivar-el-touchpad-al-conectar-un-raton-en-linux/

It's in spanish, but you can use Google to translate it.

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jiptohej (joseluistorrehernandez) said : 		#3

Thanks Hanusz leszek, that solved my question.