Disable touchpad (was: Re: switch off auto-selection of text (or what ever it is called ..))

[robert]

On 27.12.2017 11:28, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 27 December 2017 at 10:56, robert <robert at redcor.ch> wrote:
>> so how would i check what touch-pad I have?
>> Is there a system command for it or do i have to hunt the manufacturer's
>> documentation?
> Google.
>
> If you Googled "ubuntu identify touchpad" you would have found:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingTouchpadDetection
>
> More but older info:
>
> https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/determine-touchpad-type-920477/
>
And a nice document I found explaining Touchpad Synaptics:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics#Buttonless_touchpads_.28aka_ClickPads.29