Just registered to spread the solution to this annyoing problem. By the way - most annoying registration process I have ever seen. Lame.
Anyways, make sure you have package xserver-xorg-input-libinput installed. Then you need to remove package xserver-xorg-input-synaptics and restart. After the restart you have all the options back in the GUI. Everything is handled by xserver-xorg-input-libinput now. xserver-xorg- input-synaptics is interfering this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1682171 Title: No way to disable tap-to-click in Mouse & Touchpad settings Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Using Ubuntu-Gnome 17.04. There is no option for disabling tap-to-click in the Mouse & Touchpad settings. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1682171/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp