touchpad not working on ubuntu 20.04

my touchpad works fine on windows 10 but not in ubuntu.
it is not listed in devices and the ruslt i get from the synclient command is
Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptics driver loaded?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic 5.8.0-44.50~20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-44.50~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Mar 4 15:10:45 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-01 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1)
SourcePackage: linux-signed-hwe-5.8
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)