Have you installed Linux on your early Intel Macbook, and really hate how the trackpad functions, with it's start and stop action, slippery feel, and overall sucky function? Well, there's a fix, and it's quite simple.
1. Open a terminal.
2. Type 'sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics'
3. Let install, then reboot.
4. All fixed.
XServer will use synaptics rather than libinput (which sucks on Macbooks) once this is done. Not only do you not lose any functionality, but the trackpad will feel much more in control, and you can set up a configuration file to customize gestures, clicks, etc. This works with every single Linux distro I've installed (which is most of them).
Hope this helps.
1. Open a terminal.
2. Type 'sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics'
3. Let install, then reboot.
4. All fixed.
XServer will use synaptics rather than libinput (which sucks on Macbooks) once this is done. Not only do you not lose any functionality, but the trackpad will feel much more in control, and you can set up a configuration file to customize gestures, clicks, etc. This works with every single Linux distro I've installed (which is most of them).
Hope this helps.
