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.

@L.D.James Here is the link to my post: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2390099&p=13759687#post13759687 — triple_helix, Apr 25 '18 at 20:20

score 39 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 27 '18 at 13:31

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

edited Apr 27 '18 at 13:31

naktinis

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answered Apr 26 '18 at 14:29

umar soleh

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Wonder how to open gnome-tweaks? Please guide. – MYaseen208 Apr 27 '18 at 21:03
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". – Reed Hedges May 13 '18 at 13:07
any idea why "Fingers" stop working after Suspend? – Tosho Aug 01 '18 at 12:59
@Tosho, I think it's because "fingers" mode is used for screen scrolling. – 23W Nov 18 '18 at 09:15
The "area" option works great on my Lenovo ideapad 330S-15IKB with Ubuntu 18.10. – Andrew Jan 28 '19 at 03:53
Sorry for a non-contributing comment but it again, it looks like dumbing down gnome settings at it's best. Your solution worked perfectly. – too Oct 18 '23 at 07:44

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited May 15 '18 at 20:39

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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.

edited May 15 '18 at 20:39

fosslinux

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answered Apr 28 '18 at 08:02

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 20 '19 at 13:12

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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.

answered Mar 20 '19 at 13:12

Alien

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Thanks, your hint also worked for a Lenovo Yoga 11e. Might be a Lenovo thing. – Manu Apr 21 '20 at 19:02

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 05 '19 at 10:25

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)

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 12 '18 at 01:07

Maybe its new feature provide ubuntu 18. I install the

gnome-tweak-tools

and there are 3 options for Mouse Emulations. Finger, Area, and Disabled. Here the explanation

Finger: use 2 fingers for right click
Area: user right buttons for right click
Disable: disable touchpad

By default its set as Fingers, so you can use pointer and middle finger at once for right click

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 24 '19 at 06:20

Mine is Lenovo G510 Laptop.

I did tried to follow above answers but my external mouse was also not working to set the options.

So, I opened Mouse Controls and Checked and Unchecked the Left handed mouse option.

Restarted the laptop and it started working.

P.S. My Keyboard is working.

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

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