Turns out the synaptics module was getting loaded as well. When I removed this with
sudo apt-get purge xserver-xorg-input-synaptics and then set up the libinout tap setting with a set-prop all was well. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-libinput (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-libinput in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1685343 Title: Tap to click dies after a short period To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-libinput/+bug/1685343/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp