Right-click on Touchpad not working after update to 18.04 LTS
- Install
gnome-tweak-tool - open
gnome-tweaks - go to Keyboard & Mouse
- under Mouse Click Emulation, select Area.
- Reboot.
Install gnome-tweak-tool by typing:
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
Write gnome-tweaks in terminal and press Enter. This will open gnome-tweaks. Under Keyboard & Mouse option, go to Mouse Click Emulation. There are three options there. Choose Area.
In my case the issue was with my new lenovo ideapad laptop 330 for which right click will work when you press it with 2 fingers.
Might be case for someone else also so added as an answer.
The answer from Umar Soleh is excellent. This answer is just to point out an alternative which is a bit more complex, but more comprehensive because you have access to additional settings that Tweaks does not expose.
1) Install Dconf-Editor. From the Terminal:
apt-get update
apt-get install dconf-editor -y
2) Open Dconf Editor and accept the warning to be careful!
3) Find touchpad settings at /org/gnome/desktop/peripherals/touchpad
4) Select click-method; turn off Use default value; set Custom value to areas or fingers [Umar suggested fingers which for me feels the most natural]
You may be interested in other settings in this section (along with my personal recommendations):
* send-events: Set to `disabled-on-external-mouse`
* tap-and-drag: Disable (an annoying feature!)
* two-finger-scrolling-enabled: Enable (the default)