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My mouse is not working properly, So I enabled keyboard keys for Moving mouse arrow using

Universal Access > Pointing and Clicking > Mouse keys "On"

But Mouse Arrow moves very Slow using keyboard Keys. I want to move it in normal way as I move mouse, using keyboard keys(Numlock keys 2,4,6,8). How can I solve this ?

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  • Confirmed on an Ubuntu 12.10. Same problem: the cursor moves extremely slow when using the keyboard keys. Unfortunately, Fly's post didn't show any improvements.
    – somethis
    Aug 19, 2013 at 8:11
  • I am having this same problem but this fix did not work for me. Please help.
    – user260478
    Mar 21, 2014 at 4:56
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    Possible duplicate of Adjust mouse keys in 12.04?
    – Byte Commander ♦
    Jun 15, 2016 at 19:27

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Reset to default
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It's more than likely the delay that you have set for they keyboard repeating keys.

  1. Go to "System Settings"
  2. Click on "Keyboard"
  3. Lower the "Delay" slider under "Repeat Keys"
  4. Raise the "Speed" slider under "Repeat Keys"

Comment back if this doesn't solve the problem.

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    This didn't solved it for me. Running 14.04.
    – Meetai.com
    Jul 17, 2014 at 12:58
  • same with 17.04
    – elect
    Jul 28, 2017 at 20:36
  • Awesome answer! In Ubuntu 20.10 the sliders are located on: "Settings" -> "Accessibility" -> "Repeat Keys".
    – garciparedes
    Apr 14, 2021 at 9:00
  • This method works even for Windows. Thanks.
    – Toshik Langade
    Jun 26, 2021 at 10:51
  • On Ubuntu 23.10 it's located in "Settings">"Accessibility">"Typing">"Repeat Keys"
    – linuxfan161
    Nov 26, 2023 at 8:32
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I use these commands:

sudo apt-get install xkbset
xkbset ma 60 10 10 5 2
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  • I don't have a numeric keypad, so I can't test your answer, but xkbset seems like a good solution here. It would be great if you could explain a little how to use xkbset and how you worked out these settings.
    – Zanna ♦
    Sep 6, 2017 at 6:58
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    To partially understand the settings, read the man page for xkbset and: en.wikipedia.org/w/…
    – davidvandebunte
    Mar 30, 2019 at 11:14
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Use gsettings to change the speed parameters keys.

  • To find these keys I used:

    gsettings list-recursively | grep keyboard | grep mouse

    I found:

    org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-max-speed 10
org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-init-delay 300
org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-accel-time 300
org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-enable true

  • To know what each key does I use:

    gsettings describe org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-max-speed;
gsettings describe org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-init-delay;
gsettings describe org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-accel-time;
gsettings describe org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-enable;

  • I performed the following procedure to change these keys:

    gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-max-speed 2000;
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-init-delay 20;
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-accel-time 2000;
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.a11y.keyboard mousekeys-enable true;

These key values ​​are personal, you must enter the values ​​that are suitable for you.

The image below shows how to control your cursor: enter image description here

Source: https://www.repairwin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/image-8.png

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