I have been trying to install different packages via Terminal, like laptop-mode-tools
, xserver-xorg-input-multitouch
or xserver-xorg-input-mtrack
, but it never works because I get the error:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package xserver-xorg-input-mtrack
Normally I have been able to install this stuff through the Synaptic Package Manager, but I can't find there the "mtrack" driver.
Any idea why apt-get
is not working? I have already run sudo apt-get update
several times.
EDIT:
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 in a MacBook Pro with dual boot (Leopard)
Best Answer
Thanks to BlueXrider, JasonD and CS I manage to install the packages I wanted. Apparently it was a problem of sources and package names. This is what I did:
I went to the Ubuntu-x-swat repository here: http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/ubuntu-x-swat?dist=oneiric
Ran the instructions they provide there:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install <package name>
And then, instead of the "package header"
xf86-input-mtrack
(I actually tried, but I still got the "unable to locate" error), installed the packagexserver-xorg-input-mtrack
So, as I said before, it must have been a problem between sources and package names. I know have the mtrack driver working (which, again, makes the touchpad tab dissapear from the mouse settings....)