Thanks for reporting your experiences with the new release. As a result of your comments about the palemoon installer, I have updated its version to 20171215, which eliminates the initial message about palemoon being already installed. I recommend that anyone who has downloaded the earlier version (15 downloads) replace it, to avoid that annoyance. (The link is on the previous page.)
Regarding disabling the touchpad:
- menu > Desktop > Desktop Settings > FlSynclient configure your touchpad
Click OK, then restart X (menu > Shutdown > Restart X server).
menu > Desktop > Desktop Settings > FlSynclient configure your touchpad
Set 'Touchpad Mode' to Off, then click Save button and then Quit button.