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I am trying to change a value in this read only file (usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf) in order to switch a touch screen off.


I have have found this question explaining how to disable these touch screen drivers instructing me how to do this using nano. My problem is that I have never used nano before and am not understanding how to change the "on" in line 42 to "off".


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Please can you show me how to use nano so that the "on" in line 42 becomes an "off" ?


I know that in order to open the editor I can use:


sudo nano /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf


but from here I am lost on how to use nano to perform the task.


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  • in a terminal window, execute the command you have already demonstrated in your question

    • now you have the file opened in nano



  • navigate within the text content with the arrow keys

    • place the cursor behind the part you want to modify

    • use the backspace key to delete characters

    • type what you want instead



  • type Ctrl+x

    • at the bottom of the window a sort of "confirmation dialog" will appear

      • it will contain the file name (where to save)

      • and prompts for either y (yes, save indeed), or n (this would close nano without modifying the file (hint taken from @matigo's answer))

      • so if all is well then hit that y.

      • but wait, here comes the part with the confirming the filename to save to (seen in @PJ Singh's answer): so hit an Enter too





  • Nano will close and you are back to the terminal window. You are done.


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