According to this:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1084737
go to a terminal and type:
dconf write /org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/touchpad/horiz-scroll-enabled
true
it works for me, anyways. (found as an answer on the ubuntuforums)
On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 12:40 AM, Tigran Gabrielyan
wrote:
> Is there any temporary fix for this? Config file?
>
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> Title:
> horizontal scrolling missing from mouse/touchpad control in gnome-
> control-center
>
> Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Horizontal scrolling is missing - this is an important feature in
> mouse and touchpad controls, especially for smaller screens (such as
> netbooks).
>
> Description: Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (development branch)
> Release: 13.04
>
> gnome-control-center:
> Installed: 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu13
> Candidate: 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu13
> Version table:
>*** 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu13 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main i386
> Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
> Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu13
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-6.13-generic 3.8.0-rc7
> Uname: Linux 3.8.0-6-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Feb 17 20:44:49 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-17 (0 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20130211)
> MarkForUpload: True
> ProcEnviron:
>TERM=xterm
>PATH=(custom, no user)
>XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=
>LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
>activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1
>deja-dup25.5-0ubuntu1
>gnome-control-center-signon 0.1.2bzr12.12.05-0ubuntu1
>gnome-control-center-unity 1.2daily13.02.15-0ubuntu1
>indicator-datetime 12.10.3daily13.02.06-0ubuntu1
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