There are better ways (input device properties) to turn things off, and SHMConfig is easily enabled through fdi files. syndaemon has been ported to input device properties, as referenced in that recent mailing list thread.
As for your comment that syndaemon might be on by default soon, I hardly think that a suggestion from someone with a minimal relationship to Ubuntu development counts. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- SHMConfig not enabled even when enabled in xorg.conf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209949 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs