Right-click on Touchpad not working after update to 18.04 LTS

Question

I have a Lenovo Yoga 910-13IKB. I was running Ubuntu 17.10 with no issues. I upgraded to 18.04 LTS and now my right-click on my touchpad does not register. I can only left-click.

I already tried the steps listed here, but they did not fix the issue.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks.

Solution 1

1. Install gnome-tweak-tool
2. open gnome-tweaks
3. go to Keyboard & Mouse
4. under Mouse Click Emulation, select Area.
5. Reboot.

Solution 2

Install gnome-tweak-tool by typing:

sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

Write gnome-tweaks in terminal and press Enter. This will open gnome-tweaks. Under Keyboard & Mouse option, go to Mouse Click Emulation. There are three options there. Choose Area.

Solution 3

In my case the issue was with my new lenovo ideapad laptop 330 for which right click will work when you press it with 2 fingers.

Might be case for someone else also so added as an answer.

Solution 4

The answer from Umar Soleh is excellent. This answer is just to point out an alternative which is a bit more complex, but more comprehensive because you have access to additional settings that Tweaks does not expose.

1) Install Dconf-Editor. From the Terminal:

apt-get update
apt-get install dconf-editor -y

2) Open Dconf Editor and accept the warning to be careful!

3) Find touchpad settings at /org/gnome/desktop/peripherals/touchpad

4) Select click-method; turn off Use default value; set Custom value to areas or fingers [Umar suggested fingers which for me feels the most natural]

You may be interested in other settings in this section (along with my personal recommendations):

* send-events: Set to `disabled-on-external-mouse`
* tap-and-drag: Disable (an annoying feature!)
* two-finger-scrolling-enabled: Enable (the default)

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Comments

[triple_helix]

@L.D.James Here is the link to my post: ubuntuforums.org/…

[MYaseen208]

Wonder how to open gnome-tweaks? Please guide.

[Reed Hedges]

If you don't want too use the terminal command line you can install search for "gnome tweaks" in Ubuntu Software. Once installed, open the applications menu and search for "Tweaks".

[Tosho]

any idea why "Fingers" stop working after Suspend?

[23W]

@Tosho, I think it's because "fingers" mode is used for screen scrolling.

[Andrew]

The "area" option works great on my Lenovo ideapad 330S-15IKB with Ubuntu 18.10.

[Manu]

Thanks, your hint also worked for a Lenovo Yoga 11e. Might be a Lenovo thing.