How do I adjust the pointer speed and scrolling speed of a trackpad?

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How can I increase the pointer speed and scrolling speed of Apple Trackpad beyond the max speed allowed in System Settings? I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.01.

Please see below the mouse and trackpad settings

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Also I have installed the package kde-config-touchpad and not installed utouch. I have used this blog for doing so.

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There is no option to adjust scrolling speed? – Soerendip Jul 05 '23 at 03:28 — Soerendip, Jul 05 '23 at 03:28

Seth · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-29T22:53:01.283

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This is the only way I can think of that might change pointer speed beyond the default allotment. It might not work.

Install dconf editor:

sudo apt-get install dconf-tools

Run dconf-editor and navigate to:

org -> gnome -> settings-daemon -> peripherals -> touchpad

There you can play around with the value of motion-acceleration. The max value that System Settings gives is 10, so maybe setting it to 20 would work.

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answered Feb 18 '13 at 17:55

Seth

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I tried to do it manually via command line by changing the xinput configuration file, but it kept on reverting to the default settings. Now I am using dconf and it works. The strange part is the change made at dconf doesn't reflect back on the xinput config file. Is it strange or dconf works differently? – Quazi Irfan Dec 22 '14 at 04:22
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What do I do if there is no "touchpad" option under peripherals? – Steve Kroon Jun 30 '16 at 09:08
@Steve what version of Ubuntu are you running? – Seth Jun 30 '16 at 14:33
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@Seth I'm running 16.04 – Steve Kroon Jun 30 '16 at 18:38
Same here, 16.04LTS, no touchpad under settings-deamon. Found one under desktop though, gonna try that. – Mark Jeronimus Sep 25 '16 at 14:15
Nope, values dont seem to affect anything. Even after reboot. – Mark Jeronimus Sep 25 '16 at 14:24
@MarkJeronimus No "Touchpad" under peripherals. Tried desktop one but didn't work. – Rahul Oct 19 '17 at 17:39
@Rahul what version? – Seth Oct 19 '17 at 17:41
@Seth Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, Gnome – Rahul Oct 19 '17 at 17:45
@Rahul Try the speed key at org -> gnome -> desktop -> peripherals -> touchpad and let me know if that works. – Seth Oct 19 '17 at 17:51
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@Seth Didn't work. However xset m command seems to work. – Rahul Oct 19 '17 at 17:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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Open System Settings.
Click Mouse and Touchpad
Increase Acceleration.

also see Configure mouse speed (not pointer acceleration!)

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Feb 18 '13 at 15:12

dedunu

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Please see the images for the present settings. 1. There is no setting for wheel speed of mouse. 2. The pointer speed of trackpad is miserable (almost making it useless) and there is no threshold control in the trackpad. – Gaurav Agarwal Feb 18 '13 at 17:40

How do I adjust the pointer speed and scrolling speed of a trackpad?

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