I keep typing in the wrong place because of the pad getting touched while I am typing causing a click that re-place the cursor in another position. In Windows, I can easily disable that so the pad is only used to move the mouse cursor, but I didn't find similar option in Ubuntu. Any help?
Isn't this doing what you want?
This is in System / Preferences / Mouse.
You can install
touchpad-indicator
to enable/disable the touchpad.After installation you can find it under Applications → Accessories → Touchpad Indicator.![indicator menu](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xSV5w.png)
Creating shortcut:
You can also create a shortcut for disabling/enabling the touchpad.![touhcpad-indicator box](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gmyf8.png)
Note:
I installed
touchpad-incidactor
from theppa:atareao/atareao
repository: