Ubuntu
gnome-settings-daemon package

  1. Bug #868400
  2. Comment #36

Comment 36 for bug 868400

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Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote : Re: Synaptics touchpad stops working

The most potentially effective 'workaround' would be as described in comment 8, at least as seen here over the course of several weeks.
I also disable the "disable touchpad while typing option" but it seems here that setting the plugin activation to false is what keeps it from reoccurring over the long haul