I'm using libinput
on my Ubuntu 16.04 , I am able to change some of the touchpad settings such as tap to click and natural scrolling, but I'm not sure how to change the cursor speed. I googled it and didn't find much help.
Ubuntu – Change cursor speed in libinput
libinput
Best Answer
You can set the cursor speed in two ways:
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
On original 16.04, or 16.04.2 stack it is
90-libinput.conf
.The option is called "AccelSpeed". It is a float number between -1 and 1.
Example:
will make cursor slower.
To test setting before you set it in the conf file you can use
xinput
command. Run it this way:The ID is your touchpad ID in
xinput
output.You can check props by
The
xinput
setting is not persistent and will be reset after a reboot.Note: The option in
xinput
is with spaceAccel Speed
and there is no space in the conf file optionAccelSpeed
.If you want to see what are other settings, refer to this manual:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/zesty/man4/libinput.4.html