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Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release:        16.04
Codename:       xenial
Desktop:        Gnome
Computer:       Samsung Ativ Book 8

I ran my latest daily updates this morning and now when I press the letter 'p' on my keyboard, it types nothing.

Interesting Information:

  • shift + P works as expected
  • if I turn on [caps lock] and press shift + P, it types a lower case 'p'
  • I have a dual-boot setup and checked on Windows and my letter 'p' works as expected

Any ideas or even temporary fixes/hacks?

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  • That is second question about similar strange problem: askubuntu.com/questions/763787/… Can it be some strange bug?
    – NonStandardModel
    Apr 27, 2016 at 15:02
  • Could be. I'm typically on Gnome for my desktop, but switching back to Unity gave me my 'p' back. Maybe the bug has to do with Gnome?
    – Joe Bergevin
    Apr 27, 2016 at 15:56
  • That's weird. I must say, I've never heard it before.
    – Daniel
    Apr 27, 2016 at 15:59
  • Gnome has a lot of hard-coded key bindings, so it sounds like gnome is grabbing the keystroke, but why, by what exactly, and why not for everyone is a tough question. You might file a bug.
    – chaskes
    Apr 27, 2016 at 16:02
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    Start xev from a terminal. Bring cursor to the xev little square window. Press p inside this window. Any reaction in xev?
    – arielf
    May 17, 2016 at 7:08

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I was finally able to get the letter p back by updating Gnome to 3.20 using these instructions.

For reference, here is the bug report I filed. It was determined to be a duplicate of this bug, where they recommended to just upgrade to 3.20.

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