KSynaptics removed from repositories???

[®om]

Hi,

I just installed kubuntu hardy beta.
In gutsy, I used a software named "ksynaptics" for configuring, disabling/enabling touchpad.

I was very disappointed when I saw that ksynaptics was not in hardy repositories...
I read this topic :
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=468905

I really don't understand the decision of removing this software, even if it is not developped anymore, it worked very well, and the software "TouchFreeze" proposed in the topic doesn't do what ksynaptics do...

Is there a chance to have ksynaptics reintroduced in hardy repositories? Because else, we have to install it manually, which is not simple for "grand public".



Another question, in gutsy, I added:

Option "SHMConfig" "true"

in xorg.conf, in the touchpad section.

But in hardy, where should I add this option?

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@vernadsky) Tue Mar 4 20:24:34 UTC 2008

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Thu Feb 14 18:20:37 PST 2008

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier   "Layout0"
 screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
    Inputdevice  "Keyboard0"  "CoreKeyboard"
    Inputdevice  "Mouse0"    "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    Rgbpath    "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load      "extmod"
    Load      "type1"
    Load      "freetype"
    Load      "glx"
    Load      "v4l"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier   "Mouse0"
    Driver     "mouse"
    Option     "Protocol"   "auto"
    Option     "Device"    "/dev/psaux"
    Option     "Emulate3Buttons"   "no"
    Option     "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier   "Keyboard0"
    Driver     "keyboard"
  Option  "XkbLayout" "fr"
  Option  "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "Monitor0"
    Vendorname   "Generic LCD Display"
    Modelname   "LCD Panel 1680x1050"
    Horizsync   31.5-65.5
    Vertrefresh  56.0 - 65.0
 modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x768@60" 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x720@60" 74.48 1280 1336 1472 1664 720 721 724 746 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x800@60" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1440x900@60" 106.47 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 901 904 932 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1600x1024@60" 136.36 1600 1704 1872 2144 1024 1025 1028 1060 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1680x1050@60" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync
    Gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier   "Device0"
    Driver     "nvidia"
    Vendorname   "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier   "Videocard0"
    Boardname   "NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series"
    Busid     "PCI:1:0:0"
    Driver     "nvidia"
    Screen 0
    Vendorname   "NVIDIA"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier   "Screen0"
    Device     "Videocard0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    Defaultdepth  24
    Option     "AddARGBGLXVisuals"  "True"
    Option     "TwinView"   "0"
    Option     "metamodes"  "1680x1050 +0+0; 1024x768 +0+0; 800x600 +0+0; 640x480 +0+0"
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Virtual 1680  1050
        Modes     "800x600@56"  "800x600@60"  "1280x768@60" "1280x720@60" "1280x800@60" "1440x900@60" "1600x1024@60" "1680x1050@60"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

[®om]

Re: KSynaptics removed from repositories

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@vernadsky) Tue Mar 4 20:24:34 UTC 2008

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Thu Feb 14 18:20:37 PST 2008

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Layout0"
	screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
	Inputdevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	Inputdevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Files"
	Rgbpath		"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load		"extmod"
	Load		"type1"
	Load		"freetype"
	Load		"glx"
	Load		"v4l"
	Load		"synaptics"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
	Option		"HorizEdgeScroll"	"0"
	Option		"SHMConfig"	"on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"fr"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
EndSection

...

I changed my xorg, and now it works with gsynaptics or synclient.




I will compile ksynaptics for installing it...

Do someone have a .deb of ksynaptics, it will be easier for all my future installations if you really don't want to reintroduce it in default repositories... Because TouchFreeze is (for the moment) totally useless...

[®om]

Re: KSynaptics removed from repositories

I downloaded the sources of ksynaptics 0.3.3, but when I ./configure :

checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X libraries. Please check your installation and add the correct paths!

I have libx11-6 and libx11-dev installed...

On this topic :
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/2887
they said "xlibs-dev", but:

$ sudo apt-get install xlibs-dev
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait
Aucune version du paquet xlibs-dev n'est disponible, mais il existe dans la base
de données. Cela signifie en général que le paquet est manquant, qu'il est devenu obsolète
ou qu'il n'est disponible que sur une autre source
E: Aucun paquet ne correspond au paquet xlibs-dev

(no packet for xlibs-dev)

What package should I install?

Thank you by advance...

[Rog131]

Re: KSynaptics removed from repositories

Have you tried to download and install Gutsy ksynaptics ?

=> Ubuntu Packages => Package: ksynaptics (0.3.3-2ubuntu1)

Usually you can use packages from the older version (IF dependencies don't forbid this).


If that doesn't work: FAQ: Installing from source and a bit easier way to compile: DIY Backport
or in this case DIY Forwardport .

I downloaded the sources of ksynaptics 0.3.3, but when I ./configure :
Code:

checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X libraries. Please check your installation and add the correct paths!

I have libx11-6 and libx11-dev installed...

FAQ: Installing from source => Packages for DIY compilers =>

Error message:
checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X includes.
or
checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X libraries. Please check your installation and add the correct paths!

This package helpped here: kdebase-dev

development files for the KDE base module
This package contains headers and other development files needed to
compile software based on the KDE base module.

Forwardport example: DIY Forwardport

[marshallbanana]

Re: KSynaptics removed from repositories

Dammit, I can't believe they removed ksynaptics. Now how am I supposed to disable that infernal trackpad tapping?