How To Install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics on CentOS 7.
What is xorg-x11-drv-synaptics
This is the Synaptics touchpad driver for the X.Org X server. The following touchpad models are supported * Synaptics * appletouch (Post February 2005 and October 2005 Apple Aluminium Powerbooks) * Elantech (EeePC) * bcm5974 (Macbook Air (Jan 2008), Macbook Pro Penryn (Feb 2008), iPhone (2007), iPod Touch (2008) Note that support for appletouch, elantech and bcm5974 requires the respective kernel module. A touchpad by default operates in compatibility mode by emulating a standard mouse. However, by using a dedicated driver, more advanced features of the touchpad become available. Features * Movement with adjustable, non-linear acceleration and speed. * Button events through short touching of the touchpad (“tapping”). * Double-Button events through double short touching of the touchpad. * Dragging through short touching and holding down the finger on the touchpad. * Middle and right button events on the upper and lower corner of the touchpad. * Vertical scrolling (button four and five events) through moving the finger on the right side of the touchpad. * The up/down button sends button four/five events. * Horizontal scrolling (button six and seven events) through moving the finger on the lower side of the touchpad. * The multi-buttons send button four/five events, and six/seven events for horizontal scrolling. * Adjustable finger detection. Multifinger taps finger for right button events. (Needs hardware support. Not all models implement this feature.) * Run-time configuration using shared memory. This means you can change parameter settings without restarting the X server.
We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics.
Install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics
Install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics
How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-synaptics on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-synaptics package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-synaptics
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-synaptics on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
