And by "crappy" I mean: not working gestures, buttons clicked on random, cannot properly select text, etc... basic test: you simply cannot play solitaire ;-).
Finally I found mtrack!
3 easy steps:
1) install
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-mtrack
2) at the bottom of configuration add those settings (instead vi you could use nano/gedit):
sudo vi /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf
my settings are:
Section "InputClass"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
Identifier "Touchpads"
Driver "mtrack"
Option "Sensitivity" "0.95"
Option "FingerHigh" "12"
Option "FingerLow" "1"
Option "IgnoreThumb" "true"
Option "IgnorePalm" "true"
Option "TapButton1" "0"
Option "TapButton2" "0"
Option "TapButton3" "0"
Option "TapButton4" "0"
Option "ClickFinger1" "1"
Option "ClickFinger2" "3"
Option "ClickFinger3" "3"
Option "ButtonMoveEmulate" "false"
Option "ButtonIntegrated" "true"
Option "ClickTime" "25"
Option "BottomEdge" "25"
Option "SwipeLeftButton" "8"
Option "SwipeRightButton" "9"
Option "SwipeUpButton" "0"
Option "SwipeDownButton" "0"
Option "ScrollDistance" "75"
Option "ScrollUpButton" "5"
Option "ScrollDownButton" "4"
EndSection
note ScrollUpButton/ScrollDownButton - changed to default apple like behavior ("natural");
3) restart and enjoy:
sudo restart lightdm