Keep synclient settings persistent

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I've created /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/51-synaptics-userdefined.conf file (copy of 50-synaptics.conf, only desired stuff changed and posted) with the following contents:

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "touchpad catchall"
    Driver "synaptics"
    MatchIsTouchpad "on"
    Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "true"
    Option "HorizScrollDelta" "106"
    Option "RTCornerButton" "0"
    Option "SHMConfig" "on"
    MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
EndSection

However, the settings aren't applied and every time Ubuntu starts I have to apply the settings manually. What am I doing wrong?

possible duplicate of [How to configure the touchpad middle click?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/130393/how-to-configure-the-touchpad-middle-click) — Danatela, Apr 08 '14 at 07:11
Similar question with solution can be found [here]. It is a smarter approach because new system updates may override *50-synaptics.conf* [here]: http://askubuntu.com/questions/130393/how-to-configure-the-touchpad-middle-click/156545#156545 — nico, Apr 08 '14 at 07:02
@ElectricGoat I did what you said, but it's not working. Could you have a look at http://askubuntu.com/questions/748729/making-custom-synaptics-touchpad-config-persistent-not-working ? Thanks — Augustin Riedinger, Mar 21 '16 at 22:12

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 19 '22 at 06:02

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Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) solution:

Hmm :-/ I'm afraid this didn't work for me with ubuntu 16.04 Dell XPS13. Instead I discovered, Touchegg

https://samtinkers.wordpress.com/2016/06/13/3-finger-gestures-in-ubuntu-16-04/

sudo apt install touchegg

To enable 3 finger and above touch in Ubuntu 16.04 (of course be sure your touchpad driver supports multitouch, or else upgrade your kernel)

Go to your home directory and create an .xprofile with the following content:

then

synclient ClickFinger3=0
synclient TapButton3=0
touchegg &

Now after you reboot your laptop, you’ll be able to use gestures.

edited Feb 19 '22 at 06:02

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answered Nov 10 '16 at 19:09

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Finally a good -- and easy -- 16.04 solution. I added this as a header to stress the momentary relevance. – loki Mar 15 '17 at 09:26
Instead of installing touchegg and writing those commands in `.xprofile`, you can write those commands directly in `.bashrc`. It works for me on 16.04 – sugab Feb 19 '22 at 06:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 27 '14 at 20:11

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A comment in the file reads:

# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE, your distribution will likely overwrite
# it when updating. Copy (and rename) this file into
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d first.

answered Mar 27 '14 at 20:11

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '14 at 20:32

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In the meantime I discovered a utility called synaptiks. (I'm using KDE now)

It solved the problems I had.

answered Apr 08 '14 at 20:32

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Keep synclient settings persistent

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Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) solution:

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