How to enable/install touchscreen (5" Waveshare HDMI LCD)?

  • Wrong conception. Always search for compatible LE touchscreens first, before you buy. Yours isn't one of them, as your link says:

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    You can enable the touch in two ways: Method 1. install driver to your Raspbian/Ubuntu Mate OS. Method 2. use the Ready-to-use image file of which LCD driver was pre-installed.