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For the sake of more seamless detection of newer hardware (because of the kernel with which Kubuntu 19.10 comes by default) that I got in my recent laptop, I recently installed Kubuntu 19.10, and I'm quite satisfied with the OS, but... I noticed that the touchpad settings are significantly less advanced and customizable in the latest Kubuntu (19.10) than in OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 (or OpenSUSE Tumbleweed).

OpenSUSE touchpad settings: enter image description here

Kubuntu touchpad settings: enter image description here

In both cases I'm using libinput. Some principal differences are that in OpenSUSE there is more control, such as palm detection, acceleration, smoothly decelerated scrolling on release, time intervals, and so on, which is not present in Kubuntu. So I'm wondering what does one need to install to get the same kind of touchpad settings on Kubuntu?

sequence
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    You file it as a bug but as [Wishlist] for feature requests. https://askubuntu.com/questions/28440/where-can-i-send-feature-requests – Terrance Oct 31 '19 at 19:29
  • Please check plasmashell -version of both distros. What are they? – DK Bose Nov 01 '19 at 00:36
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    If you find that your Kubuntu version is lower than the other distro's, consider adding the ppa from https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ubuntu/backports?field.series_filter=disco. – DK Bose Nov 01 '19 at 00:57
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    I'm seeing the same options in Kubuntu 19.10 with the backports ppa (plasmashell 5.17.2) you show for OpenSUSE. The same options are also present in Kubuntu 18.04 (plasmashell 5.12.9). So I'm wondering if it has anything to do with Kubuntu not handling your specific brand of touchpad (Elan). – DK Bose Nov 01 '19 at 01:46
  • @JusticeforMonica Version 5.12.8 on OpenSUSE Leap 15.1. And it is version 5.16.5 on Kubuntu, so it is newer on Kubuntu. Yet the touchpad control is much more advanced on OpenSUSE. I'll try to upgrade the PPA to 5.17.2 on Kubuntu and see what this does. – sequence Nov 18 '19 at 23:03
  • @JusticeforMonica Looks like that didn't help. The Touchpad settings snippet is still the same. Not sure why it's not like that on OpenSUSE. – sequence Nov 19 '19 at 09:26
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    Try asking at Kubuntu Forums, KDE Community Forums, or reddit/kde. Someone maybe able to help! – DK Bose Nov 19 '19 at 11:11

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