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I updated my Xubuntu 12.04 xfce 4.8 to xfce 4.10 and now when I switch keyboard layouts it activates scroll lock.

How can I disable scroll lock when I switch layout?

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This helps sometimes, but if not:

Read the configuration in

dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options

Then remove the 'grp_led:scroll' part and write it back like so:

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options "['grp:alt_shift_toggle', 'numpad:microsoft']"

Please note that tools like gnome tweek may restore the options.

Also' make sure your .profile or .bashrc do not contain settings that may restore the option..

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Problem solved.

sudo -H gedit /etc/default/keyboard

change

XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"

to

XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle"

save, exit, and reboot.

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  • Problem started after switching to 18.04. The solution above worked after restrt' but after a terminal is opened the behaviour regresses and the LED is blinking again. Seems like unpredictable behavior of this "feature"
    – QT-1
    Sep 1, 2018 at 18:25
  • but this is not working after restart Oct 16, 2019 at 13:07

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