Use left alt as compose key

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Ubuntu 16.04 only gives me the following options to use as a compose key (under System Settings > Keyboard > Typing):

Is there any way I could use Left Alt as my compose key (Menu is not it apparently)?

See askubuntu.com/questions/957513/… and ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2416537. I guess you can use the same steps to set the key of your choice as the compose key. — DK Bose, Apr 11, 2019 at 10:23

Gunnar Hjalmarsson · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-11 13:04:46Z

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I don't think so. XKB provides a few more options; you can view them by running this command:

cat /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst | grep compose

But Left Alt is not one of them.

Edit:

There may be a xmodmap way to fix it; please see DK Bose's comments.

answered Sep 1, 2017 at 10:53

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Please see my comment to the question. Those links may provide a general solution.
– DK Bose
Apr 11, 2019 at 10:24
@DKBose: I edited the answer and mentioned it.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Apr 11, 2019 at 13:05

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