{"id":44186,"date":"2023-07-30T14:06:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T14:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=44186"},"modified":"2023-07-30T14:06:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T14:06:59","slug":"touch-ripple-feedback-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/07\/touch-ripple-feedback-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable Touchscreen Ripple Feedback in Ubuntu 22.04 | 23.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-34682\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Run Ubuntu on laptop or other machine with touchscreen? You can enable touch feedback with an extension.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/neuromorph\/touchx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Touch X<\/a>&#8216;, an extension that support GNOME from version 40 to 44. Meaning for Ubuntu 22.04, 23.04, Debian 12, RHEL 9, Fedora, Arch, Manjaro and other Linux with recent GNOME.<\/p>\n<p>In these systems, it supports ripple feedback where the screen is touched. The feedback looks a bit like the locate mouse pointer function as the screenshot below shows you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ripple-feedback.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-44187\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ripple-feedback-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have a touchscreen device running Ubuntu. However, you can install and try the extension out by following steps one by one.<\/p>\n<h3>Install Touch X Extension<\/h3>\n<p>Firstly, open Ubuntu Software and use it to search and install the &#8220;Extension Manager&#8221; app.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42539\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42539\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42539\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter-600x355.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter-600x355.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter-300x178.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter-768x454.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter.webp 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Install Extension Manager in Ubuntu 22.04+<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then, click on top-left &#8216;Activities&#8217; to open overview screen. When it opens, search for and launch &#8220;Extension Manager&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/launch-extensionmanager.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39607\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/launch-extensionmanager.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/launch-extensionmanager.webp 548w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/launch-extensionmanager-300x154.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, navigate to &#8216;Browse&#8217; tab in Extension Manager, search and install &#8220;Touch X&#8221; extension.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-em.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44188\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-em-600x448.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-em-600x448.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-em-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-em-768x574.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-em.webp 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once installed, switch back to &#8220;Install&#8221; tab. Then, click on the gear icon for that extension to open configuration page.<br \/>\nThere you can change the color and radius of the ripple feedback.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-config.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44189\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-config-600x451.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-config-600x451.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-config-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-config-768x577.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touchx-config.webp 986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>For other Linux with GNOME<\/b>, go to the extension web page via link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/6156\/touch-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Touch X Extension<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then turn on the toggle switch to install the extension. And, use <b>GNOME Extensions<\/b> (available in Gnome Software) app to configure it.<\/p>\n<p><i>If you don&#8217;t see the ON\/OFF switch, install browser extension via link in that page and refresh it.<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touch-x-browser.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touch-x-browser-600x354.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"354\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touch-x-browser-600x354.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touch-x-browser-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touch-x-browser-768x454.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/touch-x-browser.webp 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Run Ubuntu on laptop or other machine with touchscreen? You can enable touch feedback with an extension. It&#8217;s &#8216;Touch X&#8216;, an extension that support GNOME from version 40 to 44. Meaning for Ubuntu 22.04, 23.04, Debian 12, RHEL 9, Fedora, Arch, Manjaro and other Linux with recent GNOME. 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