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I swapped Escape and Caps Lock with xkb symbols, but now the Caps Lock key activates both Escape and Caps Lock

I am working on my own custom keyboard layout and part of that is swapping the Caps Lock and escape keys. The layout appears to work quite well all other keys appear to be remapped correctly, except ...
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Citrix workspace has wrong keys in guest OS (Windows)

I have a regular en-US keyboard. Most keys (alphabets and numerals) work fine in Windows, except for few symbols like Key I type Key echoed / # < (shift + ,) \ > (shift + .) | ? (shift + /) ...
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Left CTRL + Left Shift shortcut can not be disabled for input source switching in ubuntu 20.04.2. LTS

I updated my ubuntu 18.04 LTS to 20.04.2 LTS couple days ago and noticed that the Ctrl+Shift+c combination that I used previously for copying from command line does not work now. Instead, when I press ...
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Ctrl+Shift+Left or Right doesn't select words in Ubuntu 20.04

I have an Ubuntu 20.04 laptop. I upgraded from 16.04 to 18.04 and then to 20.04. While working in 16.04 pressing Ctrl+Shift+left used to select the word to the left of cursor. However, on upgrading to ...
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Load hardware specific keyboard config automatically

I have a special keyboard, with which I want to write with a configuration that is not the same as when writing with another keyboard (e.g. the laptop's keyboard). I want to keep both configurations ...
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Gnome: show alternate characters by a long press on a keyboard letter

On macOS devices, I love the feature of having alternate characters shown by a long press of any key (see screenshot attached). As I use a DVORAK US keymap on my loved Thinkpad, I do not have access ...
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How to rebind keys to key combinations?

I really would like to switch to Linux, but there is still this one last thing I just can't get working. On Windows I'm using autohotkey to rebind some keys to key combinations, and I'm just too used ...
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Compose key doesn't work in some applications [Wayland]

First of: I'm running on Ubuntu 20.04.1 with Gnome (3.36.4) under Wayland (using Mutter 3.36.6). I'm using the compose key (alt-gr) in order to enter the famous Umlauts (äÄöÖüÜß) on a pure US keyboard....
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fresh install of Ubuntu 20 LTS, ctrl alt and super keys not working

I've seen this question posted a couple times with no answer to fixing the problem. I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 20 LTS and my Ctrl, ALT, and Super keys are all mapped to L Shift, Keycode 42. ...
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Special characters substitution stopped working in Kile (compose key)

This question is a duplicate of this post on TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange, but, since I strongly suspect that my problem is due to a bug in KDE/Kile, I thought it would be appropriate here as well. So ...
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Keyboard mapping

Since I've upgraded to 20.04 LTS I'm no longer able to use AltGr key to write percentage sign, hash,at...etc. Also volume up/down wheel and media keys are no longer working. I've changed the keyboard ...
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Gnome Tweak Switching layout - Shift Key behavior

I am switching from windows to ubuntu and would like to achieve the same input method as in windows. I am now using English(US) and ibus-cangjie for input. I want to change the input layout by ...
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xmodmap fails to clear any modifier

I'm trying to remap my right Windows/Super/Meta/Command key to behave the same as my left Alt key (instead of what it's doing now which I believe is acting as "Super"). I've read a bunch of ...
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Can I swap the CapsLock key and the left Ctrl key in the remmina RDP session?

I'd like to swap the CapsLock and Ctrl keys always. So I'm using gnome-tweak-tools now. I frequently need to connect to a remote windows10 server, so I connected the server using remmina program, but ...
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Unexpected behavior when typing accents (´, `, ^) on Spanish Layout

So I've had Ubuntu 20.04 installed for a while but I've run into an issue I hadn't really noticed before. I started programming in Python, and writing papers in LaTeX recently, and which requires an ...
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Keyboard layout error in Ubuntu 18.04

I was installing Chinese pinyin input method on Ibus. But I found that the keyboard layout setting can not be used. In addition, when I click that keyboard layout button, I got the following error ...
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Configure Caps-Lock to make entering backtick easier

I have a Swedish keyboard and for me to type a backtick (`), I need to hold Shift and type the tick key twice. I wonder if there is a way (using xmodmap perhaps?) to make Caps Lock behave like the ...
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Switch languages ubuntu 20.04 lxqt desktop

I wonder if anyone can please help me. I have installed ubuntu 20.04. then installed the lxqt desktop for it. I want to have two langues available for typing. And I want to switch between them by ...
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Lubuntu 20.04 LTS: Some accent characters not working

Recently, I've updated my laptop from Lubuntu 19.10 to 20.04 LTS. Ever since then, wherever in the OS (be it FeatherPad, Qterminal, Writer...), one of my accents (ˇ) is broken - the system types r ...
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Rebinding "Office" key combination to act as Ctrl-R or another modifier

I have a Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard which I am generally enjoying. Unfortunately, it comes with a premade Office key for use in Windows in place of a right Ctrl or Super. I used xev to record what ...
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Keyboard specific keys stopped working (Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08)

I'm using a Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 keyboard, which features a couple extra keys (five macro keys, some media keys and a volume rocker). My OS is Ubuntu 19.10 (eoan). It used to work fine for a ...
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Keyboard shortcuts require pressing the same physical keys although layout changed

I have a laptop with a German QWERTZ-based physical keyboard running Ubuntu 19.10 with Gnome-Shell. When I'm at my desk, I plug in an US-ANSI QWERTY keyboard via USB and switch the input method to "...
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Ubuntu 19.10 change keyboard language freeze

I have fresh installed Ubuntu 19.10. When I'm changing keyboard layout all system freezes a bit. I recorded video, that shows what is happening in journalctl while I'm changing language. Also I've ...
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Keyboard mapping is incorrect until USB keyboard is plugged in

I cant seem to find the solution or the cause to this problem. My keyboard mapping is incorrect at boot, ex / -> + or k -> 2 The mapping becomes correct after I plug in a USB keyboard (I am on a ...
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Language switch doesn't work for a specific application (Chrome)

Since recently I'm unable to enter text input into Chrome in any layout except English, despite switching keyboard layout and having the correct input language indicator. This behavior is specific to ...
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Is it possible to show input source in top bar with single keyboard layout in GNOME Shell?

When we have multiple keyboard layouts, the topbar in GNOME shows indicator like this: Is there a way to show the indicator even there is single input source/language? Running Ubuntu 18.04, 19.04 ...
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is there a system-wide, always-on-top tool that shows in the corner of the screen which keyboard keys i'm hitting, no matter which process

I need such tool to show students which shortcuts I'm using during a demo. Any ideas? (please) I intuitively tried Ubuntu's keyboard layout tool, but unfortunately it only works when its window is ...
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Keyboard Shortcuts for numeric keypad keys

I want to remap the numeric keypad keys so that I can use them for Keyboard Shortcuts. Here's the issue: When I press 7 in Keyboard Shortcuts, it appears as "Home (keypad)." This isn't very helpful ...
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q key not recognized

I have an ASUS ROG G752-VSK gaming laptop that I recently installed Ubuntu on. During the installation, keyboard did not work so I had to plug an external USB keyboard to finish the installation. ...
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Use Japanese keyboard with Cinnamon DE

I recently installed the latest LTS Ubuntu (18.04). I tried it, and installed Japanese keyboard (in addition of the French one). It worked perfectly, and I even had an AZERTY layout for my Japanese ...
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Is it possible to tell the computer press button when I close the lid?

when I close the lid, the computer suspend and lock the screen. If I changed the keyboard layout before I locked it, I can't change it back and unlock the screen. When I press the shortcut for lock ...
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How do I make the keypad Enter key work?

I'm running Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS on a Macbook Pro (I think it's a Macbook11,4). I recently got a Logitech G413 Silver keyboard. Everything just works, even the Media keys... except the keypad ...
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Sudden swedish keyboard problem

I have a problem with my keyboard layout in any terminal. Swedish keys/characters are suddenly not working anymore in any terminal. Works fine in any gui application but not in any terminal. But all ...
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Keyboard layout switching via CapsLock not working with Firefox / Thunderbird in Ubuntu 18.04

I have two keyboard layouts installed: 1) US-English and 2) Czech UCW. The UCW keyboard provides only accented letters as long as caps-lock is held. E.g. CapsLock+A types accented Á, while A types ...
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Cyrillic (Russian / Ukrainian) input source types Latin letters on Asus Zenbook UX331UN

On Ubuntu 18.04 input sources Russian / Ukrainian type latin letters. When I open "Keyboard layout" is correct (Cyrillic). I found that input source "Russian (Ukraine, standard RSTU)" type correctly ...
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Is it possible to have a complex macro layout using multiple keyboards?

I am a video editor and I love to rely mostly on the keyboard. The software I use allows me to create loads of shortcuts for all the commands I like to use. However, for some of these commands, I ...
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How to remap thinkpad Keyboard(F11) and Favorites(F12) keys?

On my Thinkpad T480s, the function keys all have icons on them for volume control, brightness, etc. The F11 and F12 keys have a keyboard and favorites icon, but those don't appear to do anything in ...
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Remap function keys to the Pixelbook media keys

I've installed kubuntu on a pixelbook and would like the media buttons to not act as the function keys. I'd prefer a gui program to remap them. I tried to do it using xev and a few other tools, but ...
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How to change keyboard layout switch shortcut in console

I'm using Ubuntu 18.10 server. During installation I selected English as the system language and Russian as the main input one. It asked me to select the shortcut for toggling between the main and ...
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How Can I Add New Modifier Key (as Shift )

I want to change Caps-lock button to a custom modifier key for adding another functions to keys as Shift, Alt-gr. Solution in my mind I need a new modifier key and remap Caps-lock to that modifier ...
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keyboard shortcut for toggling keyboard layouts

I have Ubuntu 18. Before upgrading, I had set up shortcuts for toggling keyboards following the instructions here in Ubuntu 16, but the command no longer works. Could anyone help me? I wasn't able to ...
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Remapped CapsLock key is ignored (set by XKBOPTIONS in /etc/default/keyboard)

I tried to follow https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MovingTheCtrlKey which says this can be done this way: On Debian and derivatives (Ubuntu, Mint etc.) To make Caps Lock another Ctrl key, edit the ...
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How I can add and remove extra keyboard languages from terminal

Due to foreign languase lessons in my ubuntu 16.04LTS with unity installed, I have 3 keyboard language layouts, English, Greek and Japanese (anthy). I most often use Greek and English. My problem is ...
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unable to configure italian keyboard with ISO layout

I have just bought a new keyboard: HP omen 1100 italian layout. It is an ANSI keyboard with italian labels on it. I'm not able to correctly configure the keyboard in ubuntu 18. The closest layout I ...
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How could I choose extra keyboard layouts on Ubuntu Studio 18.04?

I just a few days ago installed Ubuntu Studio. Before that I had used Ubuntu 18.04. That required customization Gnome program with a switch on features of extra layouts, but on Ubuntu Studio this ...
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Problems making "at" sign with Spanish keyboard

Just did a clean install of Linux on an HP Pavilion that had Windows 10. My keyboard is set up for Spanish language, but I am having trouble making the "at" sign @ the way I am accustomed to (i.e. ...
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Using Ibus (Japanese input) with Ubuntu Mate and i3

I am currently using Ubuntu Mate (18.04 LTS) with the i3 tiling manager and want to add Japanese input. I installed Ibus like this: sudo apt-get install ibus ibus-anthy Whenever I enter the setup ...
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Keyboard layout add/remove problems (gnome)

I have 3 keyboard layouts on my laptop. One is rarely used, so i wrote a small script to add and remove it as needed. Here is the script content: LAYOUT=`gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.input-sources ...
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'LeftShift+RightShift' switches layout although it's not configured to

I have new Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome 3.28.1 on my laptop, and I run into a problem. I have set Alt+Shift on keyboard layout switching, but LeftShift+RightShift combo also triggers the switching, and I ...
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Thinkpad Yoga 14 backslash (\) / bar (|) key not working

I've tried lots of times to do this by toying with files in /etc/gdm3, or editing every Xsession I could find with setxkbmap -layout us -model classmate, to no avail. I've also tried the steps ...
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