This code can be used to enable multitouch (aka iphone like touch interfaces on linux) Not confirmed on Non synaptic touchpads.

Create a text file and paste these commands in it:

#!/bin/bash # xinput --set-prop --type=int --format=32 "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "Synaptics Two-Finger Pressure" 4 xinput --set-prop --type=int --format=32 "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "Synaptics Two-Finger Width" 8 xinput --set-prop --type=int --format=8 "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "Synaptics Two-Finger Scrolling" 1 1 xinput --set-prop --type=int --format=8 "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "Synaptics Edge Scrolling" 0 0 0 xinput --set-prop --type=int --format=32 "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "Synaptics Jumpy Cursor Threshold" 250 xinput --set-prop --type=int --format=8 "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "Synaptics Tap Action" 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 xinput --set-prop --type=int --format=8 "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "Synaptics Palm Detection" 1

xinput --set-button-map "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" 1 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 exit

Save it.

Now make it executable

chmod +x yourfile

Now if you run your script you have a touchpad similar to multitouchpads.

Read: http://www.ali.sarchami.com/multi-touch-in-linux-mint (via Sreekant Bohra )