Cannot make touchégg work on Ubuntu 12.04

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Sorry if this has been asked before, but I am unable to make touchégg work in 
Ubuntu 12.04. I have searched around for my issue, but all I found was that it 
was fixed in an update. However, even after compiling from the latest SVN 
source, I cannot get touchégg to recognize my multitouch gestures.

When I start touchégg from the terminal, it gives me the following output:

Try to make a multitouch gesture. If everything goes well the information about 
the gesture must appear 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Flick 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Drag 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Pinch 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Rotate 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Tap 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Touch 

However, everything does not seem to go well because, no matter what I do (1, 
2, 3, or 4 fingers), it does not show me anything.

I have a 2012 HP DV6T-7000 Quad Edition with, according to xinput, a SynPS/2 
Synaptics TouchPad. I really want to make multitouch work. Thanks in advance 
for any help anyone could provide.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by andrewso...@gmail.com on 11 Oct 2012 at 12:17

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Hi, did you configured your trackad configuration to use gestures with 2 and 3 
fingers with Touchégg??
http://code.google.com/p/touchegg/issues/detail?id=171#c7

Try to execute these commands and restart Touchégg please.
Greetings!

Original comment by jose.exposito89@gmail.com on 14 Oct 2012 at 3:57

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Hi, I've got exactly the same issue

Disabling synaptics 2 and 3 finger gestures, didn't worked for me...
I'm using Lenovo U410 (xinput shows SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as well)

I would really appreciate anyones help.
Thanks.

Original comment by wavebu...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2012 at 9:43

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I had to reboot after I installed from source. Every change I do only work 
after a reboot. Have you tried to reboot?

Original comment by pobr1...@gmail.com on 17 Oct 2012 at 6:18

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I have the same problem, it doesn't work. I tried to disable synaptic 
gestures,alos tried to modify te code of unity to erase GeisAdapter()...
But I am stuck.
If I run touchegg, appears 
Try to make a multitouch gesture. If everything goes well the information about 
the gesture must appear 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Flick 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Drag 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Pinch 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Rotate 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Tap 
[+] Avaliable gesture: 
     Name ->  Touch 

but it doesn't recognise any gesture...
I used to be an excited user of touchegg before upgrading to Precise :(

Original comment by jyhw...@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2012 at 11:21

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I have the same problem that jyhw...@gmail.com and andrewso...@gmail.com and 
also, now, following this comment 
(http://code.google.com/p/touchegg/issues/detail?id=171#c7) I disable the 
touchpad and I can not activate it.
Any solutions for activate the touchpad or for install succesfull touchegg?

I use Ubuntu 12.10 but it's the same problem

Original comment by manoloorientacion on 7 Nov 2012 at 9:45

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Hi!

The changes of execute this command are temporal, after reboot all become to 
the normal state. Anyway, you can execute the opposite commands:

 $ synclient TapButton2=1
 $ synclient TapButton3=1
 $ synclient ClickFinger2=1
 $ synclient ClickFinger3=1
 $ synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=1
 $ synclient VertTwoFingerScroll=1

Please, check that your device is supported by uTouch:
http://code.google.com/p/touchegg/wiki/FAQ

Original comment by jose.exposito89@gmail.com on 7 Nov 2012 at 10:41

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Thank you jose.exposito89@gmail.com for your answer

I reboot but the problem continues. If I introduced one of this command I see 
the following:
Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptics driver loaded?
The drivers apparently are in good condition and after that I reinstall but 
continue with the problem
I don't know what can be causing the problem
Thank you 

Original comment by manoloorientacion on 7 Nov 2012 at 10:49

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I also had the problem that no gestures are recognized in unity. Following the 
instructions here( 
http://askubuntu.com/questions/57586/how-can-i-disable-arbitrary-default-multito
uch-gestures-in-unity/90383#90383 )worked for me to enable 3 and 4 fingure 
gestures.

After that I executed the commands from here ( 
http://code.google.com/p/touchegg/issues/detail?id=171#c7 ) to also enable two 
fingure gestures.

Good Luck!

Original comment by topeter...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2012 at 12:32

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I have similar problem of 3-finger gestures not being recognized, but I'm using 
Gnome3.6.
Currently, 2-finger scrolling works fine, but "pinch" and "rotate" gestures 
does not (they are also recognized as scrolling).
I have Elantech Touchpad on Samsung NP530U3C.
Any ideas on how to disable Gnome's "internal" multitouch? (which is not 
working tbh; I guess it's the only thing that causes problems)
Thanks

Original comment by nevergone.ru@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2013 at 7:48

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http://code.google.com/p/touchegg/wiki/FAQ

  synclient TapButton2=0
  synclient TapButton3=0
  synclient ClickFinger2=0
  synclient ClickFinger3=0
  synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=0
  synclient VertTwoFingerScroll=0

Original comment by jose.exposito89@gmail.com on 7 Jan 2013 at 12:19

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Already did this. It only enabled two-finger scrolling.

Original comment by nevergone.ru@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2013 at 6:37

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Hi,

I have the same problem : with the manipulation you suggest here, only two 
fingers with a DRAG action seems to be working. I already did all the stuff 
with synClient, which enabled the recognition of actions with two fingers... 
But no pinch, no tap action recognized, and nothing with three or more fingers.

And BTW, I think you'd gain much if you could do a little tutorial on the wiki 
to install touchegg (and have it running automatically, instead of having to 
launch it manually in a console)... 

Thanks ! :)

Original comment by clavie.b@gmail.com on 12 Jan 2013 at 10:03

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I still have this issue on Ubuntu 13.04.  ( no unity running, I'm using kde or 
E17 or be.shell )

Is this project currently developed ? any fix for this issue ?

- I have compiled and installed touchegg.
- if I run it I get no log for event 
- I have disabled option with 'synclient' as describe above ... issue is still 
there
- any extra step is required ?
- is it working with other distro ?

Thanks

Original comment by postadel...@gmail.com on 8 May 2013 at 6:53

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@postadelmaga Check your trackpad uTouch support:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Multitouch/HardwareSupport

When Touchégg runs but not recognizes any gesture, it is because your hardware 
is nor supported by uTouch. 

> is it working with other distro ?

Yes, check the downloads page please

Original comment by jose.exposito89@gmail.com on 8 May 2013 at 8:17

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Hi Jose. I've bee trying to get Touchegg to work on my Ubuntu 13.04, but it's 
proving difficult. May I know what is the correct way to install it? My 
trackpad is Synaptics (SynPS/2). According to the Ubuntu hardware support page, 
it says some Synaptics devices work but not with more than 3 finger support, 
but it's okay. Here's what I tried:

Before installing Touchegg, I edited 
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf and changed all "synaptics" to 
"evdev", and restarted, but my touchpad didn't work. So I reverted, and then 
installed touchegg. I changed "synaptics" to "evdev", restarted, and started 
touchegg, but the touchpad still didn't work. If I start touchegg while using 
the synaptics drivers, the touchpad works normally, as if nothing happened.

Original comment by speciala...@gmail.com on 8 Jun 2013 at 11:04

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I'm having the same issue, but I found out that this what may be the actual 
cause https://bugs.launchpad.net/frame/+bug/966619

Original comment by angu...@gmail.com on 8 Jun 2013 at 1:54

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@specialalaa

In Ubuntu 11.04 and above it is not necessary to change the driver:
https://code.google.com/p/touchegg/wiki/ConfigureDevices

Please, try to run this commands (https://code.google.com/p/touchegg/wiki/FAQ)

  synclient TapButton2=0
  synclient TapButton3=0
  synclient ClickFinger2=0
  synclient ClickFinger3=0
  synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=0
  synclient VertTwoFingerScroll=0

To be able to perform gestures with 2 and 3 fingers

Original comment by jose.exposito89@gmail.com on 11 Jun 2013 at 4:31

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In my computer, this just stops two and three finger gestures to be recognized 
by the synaptics driver, but they still aren't detected by TouchEgg.

Original comment by jmend...@gmail.com on 11 Jun 2013 at 5:17

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@jmendeth And your touchpad is supported by uTouch? 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Multitouch/HardwareSupport

Original comment by jose.exposito89@gmail.com on 11 Jun 2013 at 5:25

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Ubuntu 13.04, same problem :(

Original comment by mtlcny...@gmail.com on 18 Jul 2013 at 3:18

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Original comment by jose.exposito89@gmail.com on 1 Aug 2013 at 2:31

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Same problem in ubuntu 13.04 with Macbook Air 4,2, doesn't work at all

Original comment by br...@bonamin.org on 1 Aug 2013 at 11:20

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same here, touchegg recognizes nothing.
3.8.0-30-generic 
$ kwin -v
QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. 
Application may misbehave.
Qt: 4.8.4
KDE: 4.10.5
KWin: 4.10.5

Ubuntu 13.04

Original comment by psit...@googlemail.com on 15 Sep 2013 at 10:12