Create a configuration file called xorg.conf with below contents and place it in /etc/X11/ Section "InputClass" Identifier "touchpad" Driver "synaptics" MatchIsTouchpad "true" Option "TapButton1" "1" Option "TapButton2" "3" Option "TapButton3" "2" Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "on" Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "on" EndSection The TapButton1 to TapButton3 indicate one, two or three finger taps. The corresponding value of “1”,“3”,“2” indicate left click, middle click and right click respectively. The next two lines enable horizontal and vertical scrolling.