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[SOLVED] Any DE or distro without touch support? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have an old AIO PC and its touch panel is not working properly. Are there any DEs or distros that doesnt have touch support?

Edit: Thanks to everyone that replied and suggested solutions. For me this worked: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-blacklist-a-module-on-ubuntu-debian-linux

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

No. The touch panel is making ghost inputs. So, I want to get a DE without touch support or need to figure out how I can disable touch input.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Seems like what you want is to disable the touch screen rather than a DE that specifically doesn't support it... Often times the touchscreen can be disabled in the BIOS/UEFI. But if that's not the case see: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/531919

Another option would be to look into calibrating the touchscreen to stop the ghost inputs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

There is no option in BIOS to disable touch input.

The stackexchange solution didnt work. When I tried to set it to unbind, Im getting permission denied even as root.

Touchscreen is physically damaged.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You may have to look into figuring out which driver Linux is using for your touchscreen then blacklist that module so that it doesn't load anymore.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

You won! Blacklisting the module worked!!

Thank you!!!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can definitely disable the touch pad in any distro. Try the steps in the best answer here

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

xinput --disable is not working due to Wayland

[–] possiblylinux127 3 points 6 months ago

Blocklist the device at a kernel level

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Then you have your solution. Use x11 and be done with it

[–] possiblylinux127 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Just use X is not a solution

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I kinda understand you, but it would fix the issue, so it is a solution

[–] possiblylinux127 5 points 6 months ago

So would buying a new computer. Its all a matter of perspective I suppost.

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 6 months ago

Just disable the device. I assume it is a USB device.