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How to set a Compose Key in Ubuntu 18.04

Now that Unity is gone, the usual way of setting a Compose Key (via Keyboard Preferences > Layout) no longer works (because in Ubuntu 18.04, Devices > Keyboard has no Layout tab). How do we set a ...
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How can I add a custom compose key sequence?

How can I add a custom compose key sequence? For example, I would like Compose, |, > to type the ▸ symbol. I have tried adding the following to ~/.XCompose: # Import default rules from the ...
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How to configure compose key in Ubuntu 14.04

I frequently use the compose key to type special characters. I now have a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04, and in the keyboard settings it says "compose key: disabled". I can't find how to set the ...
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How to set compose key to pause in 13.10?

In Ubuntu 13.04 I had my compose key set to pause (by going to System Settings, then keyboard layout, option, and changing the compose key setting). In 13.10 the keyboard settings have been totally ...
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Does Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa support the Compose-Key?

I tried everything I could find in the following links: How can I enable Compose key? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComposeKey https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ComposeKey However, I still could not get ...
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Custom compose key sequences without xim (e.g. in Sublime Text 2)

I have quite a few custom compose key sequences. I know I can get them working with an ~/.XCompose and switching the input method to xim. However, Sublime Text 2 doesn't accept any compose key ...
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How to make firefox from snap use `~/.XCompose`

I use compose key with my own customized compose settings in ~/.XCompose, which works well everywhere with the exception of firefox from the snap. Is there anyway to "teach" firefox from ...
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Where can I find the full list of Compose combinations for my locale?

After enabling my Compose key, I want to find the list of all the key combinations I can use to create special characters. Where is the full list that my system is using when parsing the keys typed ...
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Compose "dead_greek" with compose key

The config file for my compose key /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose lists all the key sequences for composing Greek letters; all of them require the pressure of a special dead_greek key. This ...
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Compose key not working on Ubuntu 16.04

I installed Ubuntu 16.04 AMD64 from the scratch recently, and I am facing a problem with the Compose key: I am using the Compose key as <Multi_key> for some characters in a self-defined ~/....
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How to type Ŭ (U with breve)?

Esperanto uses the letter Ŭ. Compose, Shift+9, a = ă, but Compose, Shift+9, u = u. How do I type this with the compose key? If that is not possible, what is the next easiest way to type it?
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How to configure the Compose key on Ubuntu 15.04?

In Ubuntu 14.10 and prior, I used to go to gnome-control-center, click Keyboard, and there was some "advanced" section with a list of checkboxes where I could set which key to use as the Compose key. ...
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Changing the Compose Key in KDE

So I have become accustomed to Ubuntu's compose key setup. You press Right Shift+Alt Gr and then a sequence of characters (eg: s, s)and something magical happens: ß This doesn't appear to work the ...
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Activating the Keyboard Compose Key in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I followed the steps in Settings - Keyboard - Compose Key and switched off the Default in the pop-up menu; then selected left-Alt as the Compose key; then followed the steps mentioned at the top of ...
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Compose key won't enable

Right now, I'm trying to enable my compose key to type characters with accents. It wont enable. I'm in the system settings panel, and all it says is: Compose key.......................................
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How can I set the compose key to End?

Note: I am using the Gnome desktop environment My laptop keyboard has only the keys it needs, and few of the normal compose keys available. I use them all. I'd like to set the compose key to End, but ...
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Enabling Compose key with Tweaks doesn't work on Ubuntu 18.04

I have a new installation of Ubuntu 18.04 dual boot with Windows 8.1, with (GNOME) Tweaks installed, I need compose key to type Brazilian accent words (à á ã ç), so I installed Tweaks, "US intl with ...
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Customizing the Compose key's behavior?

I'm trying to make it so that these compose sequences produce these characters: AA ==> Ä OO ==> Ö UU ==> Ü aa ==> ä oo ==> ö uu ==> ü I tried modifying my ~/.XCompose, and my ...
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Using Menu key as Compose key in Ubuntu 15.04 pops up a menu instead

I configured my Compose key to be the Menu key as in this question. However, instead of (or maybe in addition to?) getting the compose behaviour, when I press the Menu key, the context menu appears (...
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Upgrading from Xubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 has disabled my compose key, which I now can't set to its old default

This is the menu for changing your compose key. It was originally set to "Use system default", but since the upgrade to Xubuntu 22.04, it has disabled my compose key. Now that I want to ...
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