nixos/multitouch: remove

On numerous occasions I have seen users mistake this
module as libinput because it being called "multitouch"
and them being unaware that the actually module they want
is libinput. They then run into several decrepit bugs due
to the completely out-of-date nature of the underlying package.
The underlying package hasn't been changed to an up-to-date
fork in a period of 8 years. I don't consider this to be production quality.
However, I'm not opposed for the module being readded to NixOS
with new packaging, and a better name.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/nixos/modules/rename.nix b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
index 94b5530192e3..26de8a18d922 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/rename.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ with lib;
     (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services.fourStoreEndpoint" ] "The fourStoreEndpoint module has been removed")
     (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "programs" "way-cooler" ] ("way-cooler is abandoned by its author: " +
       "https://way-cooler.org/blog/2020/01/09/way-cooler-post-mortem.html"))
+    (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "xserver" "multitouch" ] ''
+      services.xserver.multitouch (which uses xf86_input_mtrack) has been removed
+      as the underlying package isn't being maintained. Working alternatives are
+      libinput and synaptics.
+    '')
 
     # Do NOT add any option renames here, see top of the file
   ];