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How do I fix my 2014 HP Pavilion (64) keyboard

I ran my 2014 HP Pavilion 64 on a 20.04 Ubuntu system for a while. However, after the last update on my system in November 2023, my G, H, Esc, Backspace keys stopped working. I am a novice at this but ...
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How can I swap CAPSLOCK for BACKSPACE?

I want to swap Capslock with Backspace and came only so far as to mix them both together. By that I mean: hitting Capslock does work like the Backspace key, but also activates Caps (including the LED)....
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I'm trying to remap some keys + Rctrl to act as the arrow keys but for some reason I can't use autokey

I use a 60% keyboard that doesn't have the arrow keys and while I was using Windows I remapped them using RCtrl + some other keys. Now on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS I'm trying to fix this problem. For some ...
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Just booted up my Lenovo laptop and certain keys on the keyboard are not working correctly

Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad 2 17ITL6 OS: Ubuntu 22.04.3 s - brings up selection DownArrow - prints ~ i - prints ^[[2~ several other keys show nothing. There may have been some auto updates that ran ...
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XEV doesn't detect my key - is there any hope?

On my keyboard, there are three keys - Cut, Copy, and Paste: However, I cannot assign these as xev doesn't detect them. What can I do?
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Authorized_Keys file reverts to a unrecoginzed SSH public key!

OS: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS (Kernel: 4.15.0-99-generic) I recently started using SSH Keys on my Ubuntu server. After every reboot of my server my public key in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys is changed to a ...
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Backspace, navigation keys and others not working after upgrade to 22.04.03

The following keys are dead after the upgrade: Nav left Nav down Backspace Page down G H Keyboard is US international with dead keys (definitely is now ;-)) Laptop is D Zbook 14 G1 lsb_release -a ...
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Only can type in caps. It acts like the shift key is stuck

Its not my keyboard. I have tried multiple keyboards. Everything I type is in CAPS. When I try and click on a line it acts like the Shift key is held down and selects stuff. Please Help
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Specific keys not working after the latest update on Kubuntu 22.04

I'm having a particularly nasty keyboard issue where keys A, S and L don't work. I have a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 laptop and it was working fine yesterday. I have a Windows VM and Windows is installed. In ...
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Pressing one key registers as two separate keys

My Delete key registers and delete and slash When I did xev and pressed Delete the following is shown root 0x7a6, subw 0x0, time 607462, (196,131), root:(368,295), state 0x0, keycode 106 (...
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How can I disable MX Keys Wireless Keyboard backlight

How can I disable Logitech MX Keys Wireless Keyboard backlight on 20.04. I want to turn off LEDs completely with a GUI or command line tool. I was able to turn off LEDs of my Logitech mouse with Piper ...
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My keyboard symbols suddenly changed

My keyboard symbols suddenly changed. For example, if I type the backslash key, it gives #, if I use shift + 2, it gives " instead of @. I don't understand what has changed suddenly. Does anybody know ...
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How to force synchronization of SSH autherized keys from Ubuntu One account to Ubuntu Core IoT device

I added a few more SSH keys to the Ubuntu One account (https://login.ubuntu.com/ssh-key). Now, I want to make sure that these key are now sent down to the IoT devices that have Ubuntu Core installed ...
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Sticky keys in tiling window manager

what is the best tiling window manager that supports sticky keys? I learned I3, but unfortunately it doesn't support sticky keys and I didn't find any applications to install on I3 that supports ...
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Volume keys stopped working

Recently had a power outage in my area and my desktop was rebooted. Running Ubuntu 22.04. When the system came back up the volume keys that I configured (F2 - Volume down; F3 - Volume up; F4 - Volume ...
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How to check if gpg key already exist with bash then skip downloading/adding?

So basically, I want to run these 2 commands but I want to check if the keys already existed. I know how to do the ifthenelse in bash but I'm not sure how to get the result and store in variable for ...
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Screen brightness increase and decrease keys inoperative

Screen brightness increase and decrease keys inoperative On notebook Lenovo: Family: IdeaPad 3 15ITL6 Press increases and decreases brigthness directly on the keyboard. But on Ubuntu 5.19.0-23-generic ...
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Move keys from legacy trusted.gpg to usr/share/keyrings for Ubuntu sources as well

After warnings about apt-key becoming deprecated and conscientious study on signing files, OpenPgp standard, gpg tool etc. (I'm new to Linux and learning) I've managed to move all my public keys from ...
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Whiptail menus not responding to key presses or mouse clicks - displays ```^[[B``` when I press down arrow

I have created an installer bash script for setting up a DigiByte full node via the linux command line. It works fine in Raspberry Pi OS lite 64-bit on the Pi 4, but if I install Ubuntu Server 64-bit ...
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Cannot import Machine Key with Ubuntu 22.04? Previous versions such as 20.04.4 worked with no issue

When registering a public machine key with 22.04, I get the following error message: root@jmoriarty-test:/home/jmoriarty# mokutil --import /home/jmoriarty/cct_lbsp_key.der --root-pw Failed to get ...
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why doesn't my map command work in vi/ex?

I'm just learning how to use the vi editor, and was trying to make use of the following map command in my .exrc file: map K 0I^I^[j0O^I^[j0 That is what appeared when I created the map in ex mode and ...
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xmodmap doesn't work anymore after upgrading to 22.04

I upgraded to the latest 22.04 LTS version this morning and after that my xmodmap script doesn't work anymore, i'm curious if something has changed that is causing the script to not work anymore. I ...
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How can I fixe missing keys errors?

I really need your help as a fresher in linux :/ I have deleted the folder trusted.gpg.d located in /etc/apt/ and also deleted /etc/apt/sources.list.d. Now when I try to update I receive these errors: ...
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Keyboard is not working Why?

My keyboard has some keys that are not working like (/ spacebar N B ). Sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't.
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Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 8 Dual Boot - Bluetooth Pairing

I have a Dell L702X which has been enabled for UEFI via Custom BIOS and I have Windows 8 Pro x64 and Ubuntu 12.10 x64 successfully dual booting on GPT. I have named my device under Ubuntu with the ...
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Press and Hold keyboard function

When I press and hold keys, for example "Backspase" It registers only one time and I have to press it repeatedly instead of just holding it. Same with other keys: numerals, space, letters ...
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Network error: Connection refused putty

I am trying to log in to my server with ssh keys (I use putty to do it) but every time I try to connect it says Network error: Connection refused. I believe it's something wrong with the public key ...
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How to swap left Alt with left Win and use left Alt as 3rd level chooser?

How can i do such things as swap left Alt with left Win and use left Alt as 3rd level chooser? If I use both the swapping does not take effect but my Alt key is 3rd level chooser and Win key opens ...
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Combinations of keys in Minecraft do not work reliably

When pressing Ctrl+W to sprint in Minecraft repeatedly within a timeframe of ~5 seconds, the game might sometimes fail to register one of the sprints. This does not happen on Windows 10. I've ...
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Change Hyper key from mod 4 to mod 3

Is there any way to change this permanently? I do it with an xmodmap script but I have to run it every time I boot my device (Ubuntu 20.04) and I want to find a way to do it permanently
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Swapping CapsLock key for hyper

i tried doing this by running a .Xmodmap script at startup but it just doesn't work, I've seen a lot of threads with people (maybe) fixing it, but i just can't! I've also seen some threads about using ...
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Some keyboard keys in Lenovo Ideapad 320E-15IKB D not working after Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS installation

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 320E-15IKB D, Memory: 8 GB, Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz × 4, Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 620 (Kaby Lake GT2), OS Type: 64-bit, HDD: 1 TB. I bought this ...
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Installing R from CRAN Ubuntu repository: No Public Key Error

any advice for the following, after being here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10255082/installing-r-from-cran-ubuntu-repository-no-public-key-error ? sudo apt-key adv --keyserver key-server....
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TLS handshake decryption

I have an offline Pcap file with a lot of data from many different protocols. I would like to decrypt the Transmission Control Protocol data from the 3-way handshake. Transmission Control Protocol ...
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Media keys on Keyboard don't work during games

How do I make media keys work during fullscreen game play? The media keys on my keyboard i.e volume up, volume down, mute don't work during game play. If I want to adjust the volume I have to exit the ...
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SSH keys from USB Stick

I have a couple of desktops, a couple of laptops and a netbook. Some of these devices still run windows. I use these machines to connect to Launchpad, where my projects are hosted. I'm really ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: keys don't work when I am on the Desktop (outside File Manager)

I just upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04. When I am outside the File Manager/File Browser/Files, none of the arrow keys, delete keys, etc. work. They all start working once I am working inside the File Manager....
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Using CapsLocks as backspace

I want to use CapsLock as Backspace. I tried commands below and it works. setxkbmap -option caps:backspace xmodmap -e "clear Lock" But after restarting the computer, I need to type that commands ...
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How to properly migrate your private and public keys

I've bought a new laptop and copied my home folder from the older to the new machine. I've make sure that my .ssh folder was copied during the process, so I can see my keys inside that /home/<my ...
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How to remap alphanumerical keys?

I have a buggy keyboard in which my w,f,b,6,2 keys are not working. I want to remap those keys to some other combination of keys such that when I press I get the corresponding alphanumerical ...
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Using different RSA keys for SSH

I've been silently learning from all of you for a long time. So thank you in advance for that! But now I got to a point where no google search can help with this issue I'm presented. I've found some ...
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Kubuntu Bounce Keys Personalization, Universal Access

I run kubuntu and I'm trying to make some tweaks to adapt it to my needs. I have a mechanic keyboard that has a chattering problem. In windows I was able to set the delay of bounce keys to 20ms, so ...
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How do I change keyboard keys configuration on Ubuntu 20.04?

I had Ubuntu MATE 18.04, and I could change keys like "Ctrl is mapped to Win and usual Ctrl keys", or "Alt is mapped to Right Win...", those options for me were very useful, that let me adapt ...
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How to make the Delete key work in micro (text editor) when this is running under st terminal (from bspwm)?

How to make the Delete key work in the Micro text editor, when this is running under st terminal (from bspwm)? When I press the Delete key, this sequence appears: "[P". I have tried changing the ...
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How to switch Z and Y key in Serbo-Croatian (US)?

What file should i edit in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/? Thanks!
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Git asking for private key?

I'm on Ubuntu and I'm learning how to use Git collaboratively. I have created a pair of public/private keys on my local Ubuntu desktop with the following command: ssh-keygen -b 2048 I then accessed ...
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Ubuntu can not find keyboboard keys

I have HP ProBook 450 G6 with Ubuntu 19.10 and KDE Plasma. F Keybord keys like always controll various system functions, but system 'thinks' that F8 is also F3,F4 and F5. So when I try to assign ...
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How to fix missing GPG keys?

I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04 and I added some repo, and when I did apt-get update, I got missing gpg key. Following command seems to doesn't work for me: apt-get update 2> /tmp/keymissing; ...
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What is the "Win" key used for on Linux? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I use the Windows (Super) key? I have a Windows PC, but I installed Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) on it. I have the Win key which displays the Start menu on ...
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Slow brightness change on Ubuntu 18.04

I have a problem of too slow brightness change when I use the resp. keys on my keyboard. When I push one of the keys just shortly it takes about a second for the brightness to decrease/increase. ...