Ubuntu – How to disable mouse touchpad while typing on Dell XPS 13 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS)

I have a Dell XPS 13 9360 dual booted with Ubuntu LTS 16.04.

I was wondering how I could disable the mouse touchpad while I type. Any subtle touch to the touchpad completely throws off my typing. For example, the cursor shifts over to a random location and clicks, so then I start typing in the middle of a wrong sentence. I don’t experience this issue while I use Windows 10, however.

I’ve read on forums that this occurs because there are two touchpad drives installed or something. I tried a solution before, but when I changed the setting file, I was unable to boot Ubuntu and had to do a clean install. Since then, I’ve been a little more scared about changing files.

Are there any Dell XPS 13 9360 users out there that have figured this out?

Thanks.