Yes, Kate Stewart's suggestion at comment #8: "type: gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.mouse active false"
was really helpfull. I was sure it had something to do with my settings, since other accounts were fine, but I could not find the correct "switch". This solves this bug for me! Yay! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/868400 Title: Synaptics touchpad stops working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/868400/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs