package "kcm_touchpad" crashes Systems Settings/Keyboard&Mouse

[soup-n-sandwich]

Was looking for a laptop touchpad config tool.  Found and installed "kcm_touchpad".
I then went into KDE's Systems Settings then Keyboard & Mouse and each time the app crashes.  If I uninstall "kcm_touchpad" the Keyboard & Mouse app works fine.

Can anybody else confirm this?

[wedgetail]

soup-n-sandwich

I don't have touch pad on this pc, but since the replies are on the wee small side I amg suggesting following:

What is the error logs showing, start with /var/log/messages

Is there any way you can start "kcm_touchpad" from konsole and perhaps messages appear here?

Time for some pc information  too

[cyrwyn]

I've had that problem for a while. However, there's another touchpad listed under the Keyboard & Mouse menu and if I click on it I get a configuration display, but if I select General Information it reports that the touchpad driver isn't reporting correctly and that screen is grayed out. Otherwise, touchpad works OK. I've not seen errors in the logs.

[Dulwithe]

Was looking for a laptop touchpad config tool.  Found and installed "kcm_touchpad".
I then went into KDE's Systems Settings then Keyboard & Mouse and each time the app crashes.  If I uninstall "kcm_touchpad" the Keyboard & Mouse app works fine.

Can anybody else confirm this?

Yes, this is true.  kcm_touchpad has issues.  It is not a PCLOS thing, the kcm package is half-baked.  There is another simpler package called synaptiks that may give you better results, but still, not complete control as desired.

[cyrwyn]

I suggest you uninstall kcm_touchpad and wait until the issues are settled.