I don't know if people are still having this problem, but the only way I have found that works is using 'synclient'
At the shell type the following (ignore the '$' obviously): $ syncilent this will bring up all of the parameters in a long list. The ones you want start with 'RightButtonArea'. By default these are all set to '0' - i.e. right click/right button emulation is not enabled. Believe it or not, If you want to use the right hand side of the trackpad for right clicking, I have found that you enable 'RightButtonAreaLeft' ON, rather than 'RightButtonAreaRight' which would be the more logical choice. So in the shell type the following: $ synclient RightButtonAreaLeft=1 This works for me repeatedly on multiple distros, including 13.10 Saucy Salamander daily build in September 9th 2013. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/861694 Title: Ubuntu 11.10 install on Macbook has no right click To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/861694/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs