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How to Disable Touchpad on Ubuntu

ByMohammed Rashid Posted onNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020

My laptop has a problem with the touchpad. It acts weirdly and move the cursor around as it wish. Moreover it causes unexpected clicks and even deletes files. As I have a mouse all I want to do is to disable touchpad on Ubuntu.

Fortunately, Ubuntu has an option to disable touchpad and it’s very easy too.

Go to Settings. Choose Mouse & Touchpad option from the left pane. There you toggle off the option Touchpad to disable it.

That’s how you disable touchpad on Ubuntu.

Mohammed Rashid

Professionally, I am a software developer. I am also a tech enthusiast and always curious about operating systems, softwares, internet and apps.

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How to Get Hardware Details of Your Ubuntu PC

ByMohammed Rashid November 12, 2020November 4, 2020

Sometimes, we may want to check hardware details of our PC. In this blog post, I will show you an easy way to get hardware details of your Ubuntu PC using the terminal. Firstly, launch your terminal. You may use ctrl + alt + T keyboard shortcut to open the terminal. Now, execute the following…

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How to Make your Connection Metered on Ubuntu

ByMohammed Rashid November 4, 2020November 7, 2020

If you are using a network connection that is either limited or slow such as mobile data then you may want to make your connection metered. This will alert the OS to stop using the internet connection for updates and other background actions. You can make your connection metered in Ubuntu by following the steps…

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How to Install Flatpak Apps from Flathub on Ubuntu

ByMohammed Rashid November 13, 2020November 7, 2020

Flatpak is a utility for package management and software deployment whereas Flathub is the store of Flatpak apps. You can install apps from Flathub for Ubuntu by following the steps given below. How to Install Flatpak Assuming you are using a new version of Ubuntu, execute the command given below in your terminal. Now install…

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How to Show Battery Percentage on Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop

ByMohammed Rashid November 18, 2020November 7, 2020

Showing the available laptop battery percentage right away on the desktop is extremely useful for power users. By default, in Ubuntu 20.04, you have to click and expand at the top right menu to see the exact battery percentage. Still, there’s way to show battery percentage in Ubuntu. First of all, you should have Gnome…

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How to Install Itch on Ubuntu

ByMohammed Rashid October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

If you are a game lover or a game developer then you try out the itch. Itch is a platform to host, sell, and download video games. Unlike steam, itch focuses more on indie (independent) games. It has a wide collection of games for various platforms. It provides a lot of free games too. Itch…

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How to Install Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu

ByMohammed Rashid December 5, 2020December 5, 2020

Visual Studio Code is considered one of the most popular IDEs used by developers around the globe. It is free and open-source. Moreover, it’s a product from the software giant Microsoft. So, let’s check how to install the latest version of VS Code on your Ubuntu. Indeed, there are multiple ways to install this IDE….

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