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GNU/Linux Elementary OS: my X11 synaptics settings for lenovo thinkpad t450s t450 t460s t460 X1 t470 t470s x250 x260 x270 (touchpad cursor accelleration like OSX)

1) make sure synaptics driver is used instead of libinput (see /var/log/Xorg.0.log and look for libinput and synaptics) apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-libinput reboot 2) When synaptics is running, try these settings for osx-like accelleration: root@t450s:~# cat trackpad.sh #!/bin/bash synclient MaxSpeed=4.5 synclient MinSpeed=0.25 synclient AccelFactor=0.015 synclient RightButtonAreaLeft=4500 synclient RightButtonAreaTop=3500 synclient RightButtonAreaBottom=5000 synclient FingerLow=25 synclient […]

GNU/Linux: Using fingerprint reader on Lenovo Thinkpad t440s, t450s

1) find fingerprint sensor id (make sure it’s enabled in BIOS): lsusb mine is: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 138a:0017 Validity Sensors, Inc. Fingerprint Reader 2) install fingerprint packages: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fingerprint-gui sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libbsapi policykit-1-fingerprint-gui fingerprint-gui 3) run “Finerprint GUI” from applications

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