Questions tagged [keyboard]
Questions about keyboards, both touch and otherwise. However, please add the "touchscreen" tag for touchscreen keyboard questions.
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Keyboard Layout change inside a script
I've built a live cd which has no x11 on it. I like to use only the Console. But the keyboard layout is wrong.
Since I'm using GITLAB CI and a docker Runner to build the CD I must change it via a ...
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Keyboard repeats key presses
When I type "fast" the key presses are repeated randomly.
So for example "hello there!" becomes "helloo theere!".
This happened back on Ubuntu with GNOME and KDE and recently I switched over to ...
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Keyboard buffer processed in reverse on high CPU?
Occasionally I keep typing when the computer is responding slowly.
Somehow when it catches up, if several keystrokes are waiting they seem to be processed in reverse? This results in jumbled-up typing,...
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Shortly after startup on Ubuntu Studio 18.04, mouse slows down - seems like something graphics related
So here's my problem. I just freshly installed Ubuntu Studio 18.04. Everything great. The mouse moves smoothly. But then 7 to 8 seconds after startup (after the desktop is visible) the system ...
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Media keys partially working in Cinammon
Running Cinnamon (3.6.7), my keyboard's media keys are only partially working.
The volume up/down and mute keys work fine (they seem to be captured by the system) but the play/pause and next/previous ...
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Missing US English keyboard layout for Mac?
I think I would like to use an Apple keyboard, if the layout is such that I can use Cmd+C/V/X the same way, that is, inside the terminal and the regular apps. I don't have advanced knowledge of Apple ...
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DEL key of Keyboard does not work
I tried searching in the forum but could not find any solution to my problem.
When I press Delete (as in text-editor), it does not do anything. I would like it to perform its usual functionality, ...
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Keyboard layout suddenly changed
Yesterday I noticed that my keyboard layout was not working anymore. I use English intl with altgr dead keys, but now if I use altgr+tab nothing happens. On my second keyboard "menu" key is recognized ...
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How do I load keyboard backlight at boot?
I would like to turn on my keyboard backlight at boot so I don't have to manually with terminal at each boot.
The code that works for me in terminal is "sudo xset led 3". Without quotes.
I tried ...
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Return sequence of characters if compose fails
I'm trying to create a Linux "port" for the Windows Russian phonetic keyboard and I have:
я э ё ю set as j+a, j+e, j+o, j+u as on Windows.
I added lines like
<Cyrillic_shorti> <...
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Russian keyboard doesn't work
I'm using Ubuntu Bionic Beaver and I added the Russian phonetic keyboard, but when I switch the keyboard to 'ru' in the top right corner, it doesn't work and I still type English letters. How can I ...
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How to pass startup options to the XServer on 18.04?
I am using Ubuntu desktop 18.04 with the i3 window manager. I would like to change the keyboard key repeat rate using seat-defaults as described here. I don't want to use xset, because it has to be re-...
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Text field keeps switching to other typing fields since the update to 18.10
Since updating to 18.10, my text field keeps switching to other typing fields on the same screen. As well my windows, on anything including Firefox keeps scrolling through the page quickly all by ...
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Onboard virtual keyboard error in RDP environment
When I use onboard command in RDP environment (Xfce), an error occurs.
Below is a message when an error occurs.
Could you help me with this error?
version : 16.04
**hello@gbot:~$ onboard**
14:08:37....
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Rhythmbox Music Player is getting opened when arrow Keys(up, down, right, left) are tapped
Without changing any settings, Rhythmbox Music Player is getting opened when arrow Keys (up, down, right, left) are pressed. For now, only restarting the machine can prevent this weird behavior.
Can ...
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Make Ctrl-Alt-T focus existing terminal window if there is no active process in it
I want Ctrl-Alt-T to focus (bring back to front) an existing terminal window if there is no running process in it (e.g. top). If there is no terminal window without a running process, a new window ...
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How to install the яшерты russian phonetic keyboard in Ubuntu 18.04
This is yet another question on the subject, the others were closed, but without providing enough help to get me going.
So, when I go to Language and Region settings I can install a яверты Russian ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 all keys, taps unresponsive but cursor moves
Ubuntu 18.04 w/kernel 4.19.9
Frequently I find, usually while web browsing, that my keyboard keys are no longer recognized when pressed, and that the touchpad
tapping no longer works. However, I can ...
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How to restore function key F3-F5 functionality in Gnome under Wayland on 18.04?
Recently (in December 2018), function keys F3, F4 and F5 broke for a specific keyboard in Gnome on Wayland on Ubuntu 18.04 such that pressing the keys does not result in the function key being passed ...
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xubuntu 18.04 mouse and keyboard do not work with mousepad and System Monitor
Mouse and keyboard input work normally with every other app (so far).
Launching mousepad app (/usr/bin/mousepad) results in a normal-looking window that won't accept input into the text area. I can ...
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Keyboard shortcut for Lockscreen not working properly
This question is different from Keyboard shortcut for Lockscreen not working.
Ubuntu version: 18.10.
In Settings > Devices > Keyboard, lock screen is set to SUPER+L (aka WINDOWS+L).
As a user, when ...
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Ctrl Key doesn't work
I have an old keyboard. I like it because it is a mechanical one, just like the old ones. It is so old that it works with a port PS/2.
Thus, some time ago, i decided to buy a conversor from this port ...
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Kubuntu 18.04 always start with Arabic keyboard layout
In my kubuntu 18.04 I have two keyboard layouts, English(US) and Arabic. When I tend to start my computer and after login, Arabic layout is enabled by default. I just want the English(US) to be ...
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Who stole control+Q in Ubuntu 18.04?
Ever since I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04, Ctrl+Q doesn't work, in all applications. It used to be the "Quit" command in most applications (Alt+F4 still works OK), even in other applications which use it ...
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Lenovo Yoga 3 14 Keyboard and mouse freezing
Device Lenovo Yoga 3 14
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Issue:
Keyboard and mouse would freeze up (happened a lot during writing this question).
Mouse would freeze up and not respond (touchpad), jump around the ...
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Exiting from virtual terminal and automatically going back to X disables keyboard and mouse
When exiting from virtual terminal with automatic switch back to X the keyboard and mouse does not work any more.
Here is the sequence to reproduce the issue.
Hint: tty1 and tty2 are used by X for ...
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Touchscreen not releasing 'mousedown' event - possible to resolve?
With a Dell XPS 15 9560 laptop and Ubuntu 18 LTS (with current update of the kernel), sometimes the keyboard becomes unresponsive. The mouse moves, the UI responds to hover actions, and moving the ...
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Camera hotkey popup not displaying after update Ubuntu 18.04
On my Lenovo laptop I have a button to activate/deactivate my camera, just as I do for increasing/decreasing brightness, volume, muting mic, enabling/disabling touchpad, etc.
The camera button still ...
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Keyboard Input Lag on new 18.10 Install
I recently purchased a new SSD after my old HDD died, and decided do go 100% Ubuntu on it. The install went smoothly and I love the system, save for the slight lag between typing on my keyboard and ...
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How to restore ctrl and capslock in ubuntu 18.04?
I modified /etc/default/keyboard, changing
XKBOPTIONS=""
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XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:swapcaps"
and used sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration to swap ctrl and capslock. Now I want restore it. But ...
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Corsair Gaming K95 keyboard not working until I switch USB port
I dualboot Windows 10 and Ubuntu.
And I have a problem with my Corsair Gaming K95 keyboard in Ubuntu.
The keyboard works perfectly in grub and Windows, but after I have selected Ubuntu, my keyboard ...
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My keyboard doesn't work after sleep mode
I have a problem for some weeks with my keyboard when I leave sleep mode: the last doesn't want to work.
Below, I put the piece of line that appear when I leave sleep mode, just before the log screen ...
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Xubuntu 18.04 problem with keyboard key
I have two keys that don't work. I tried use the keyboard and language GUI to reconfigure the keys.
Strangely, I can press >, but the greater sign < does not work, and the other key is the 1, ...
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System keeps freezing up "except for mouse pointer" since 16.04 to 18.04 upgrade
I've upgraded one of my systems from 16.04 to 18.04 a few months ago and since the upgrade I've been periodically (sometimes a few times per day, sometimes once in a few days) sudden semi-freezes of ...
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Keyboard keys not working properly via KVM/QEMU
My hosting provider enables me to access my VPS via their website using KVM/QEMU. I have yet to figure out how this is possible, as I've not installed anything at my end for this to work. I find this ...
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Send Keyboard Shortcut to Application
I'm running Pithos (Pandora Client) on Ubuntu and you can hit CTtrl+L to love a song or Ctrl+B to ban a song. I also have a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard that has different options on top (like Web/...
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Asus Eee Pc 1005PX Keyboard Issue
my wife gave me her laptop to fix it. There was a ugly windows 7 starter on it. I decided to drop the windows into junk and use Ubuntu Distro 18.04.
There were some hooks to get startet with the ...
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Keyboard layout change bug (Lubuntu)
I run Lubuntu 18.04 and I have a problem with the keyboard layout changes. Until recently I used the Greek and the American layout. I now need to write in French for a project so I removed the ...
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How to detect any keyboard or mouse input from background script?
I left my laptop unattended and unlocked and my colleagues sent a message to the whole service saying, in my name, that I liked them and offered them breakfast the next day.
I want to give my ...
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How do I fix Fcitx from freezing my keyboard and mouse click?
I first tried a four-year-old solution and then, after it became clear that clicking the keyboard icon of Fcitx was freezing my system via locking up lxpanel, I uninstalled packages as followed under #...
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ALT and CTRL behave like SHIFT
I installed Ubuntu a few days ago and I noticed that both of my CTRL and both of my ALT keys behave exactly the same as the Shift key.
I have tried changing input method, but it didn't help.
What ...
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certain keyboard keys become unresponsive. How to fix without reboot?
Sometimes, some of my keyboard keys become unresponsive. (s, c, p, q, arrows, CTRL+shortcuts... might be related to a CTRL or ALT key registering as constantly pressed?) I would normally suspect a ...
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Lenovo X1 Yoga 3rd Gen Issues After Suspend
After a suspend event my TrackPad/Mousepad, trackpoint and the keyboard stop working.
Otherwise Ubuntu runs great.
I am running Ubuntu 18.10, but the problem persists from 18.04. In fact I was ...
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Keyboard and Mouse failing to respond
Edit: Problem randomly gone???
I have a workstation acting as a server running Ubuntu 18.04 for games and media and internal web pages at the moment, and everything was working fine until out of the ...
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Cannot use ctrl+shift+U with RStudio
After pressing Ctrl+Shift+U in any text field inside the application the underlined u shows up but anything I type afterwards is taken as plain text.
I verified RStudio had already assigned that ...
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Scythe keyboard pedals
I have bought Scythe keyboard pedals:
kernel: usb 1-4.1.2: new full-speed USB device number 16 using ehci-pci
kernel: usb 1-4.1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0426, idProduct=3011
kernel: usb 1-4....
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Xmodmap doesnt remember my settings
I need to map one of my key to other key and I do it with the following command:
xmodmap -e "keycode 94 = a"
but I need to do it everytime I restart my PC. Is there any other way? Why won't it ...
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How to map caps + h,j,k,l to arrows with russian lang?
I have xmodmap config:
keycode 66 = Mode_switch
keysym h = h H Left
keysym l = l L Right
keysym k = k K Up
keysym j = j J Down
keysym u = u U Prior
keysym i = i I Home
keysym o = o O End
keysym p = ...
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How switch to default keyboard on Ubuntu (Logitech K-380)
I connect my keyboard Logitech K-380 on my computer (Ubuntu 18). When I want refresh my navigator, I have to do fn+F5... I just want to do F5.
How switch my keyboard to default ?
Logitech option ...
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Keyboard option shift:both_caps not taking effect on console
I am trying to get both shift keys pressed together to act as caps lock on the console in Xubuntu 18.04. On recent Debian/Ubuntus, /etc/default/keyboard can be used to configure the keyboard both for ...