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Trackpad stops working after login on Linux
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I have a notebook running Ubuntu Mate and the trackpad stopped working after login (it worked on the login screen). This is what I did to fix it:

  • Run xinput command on the terminal.
  • Copy the trackpad ID.
  • Run xinput --list-props [trackpad ID].
  • Check if Synaptics Off is set to 1.
  • If so, run xinput --set-prop [trackpad ID] 'Synaptics Off' 0

Solution found on Ubuntu Ask.

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