Questions tagged [keyboard-layout]
Questions about keyboard layout and configuration.
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What are the appropriate keyboard setting in Ubuntu for MacBookAir 7,2 (2015) [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu (22.04.3) on my 2015 MacBookAir (German keyboard). Sadly various keyboard shortcuts don't work the same as in MacOS.
Has anyone had experience changing the keyboard settings to ...
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After Update F5 and F6 keys stopped working
So I'm using Ubuntu Linux (Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS) and I have external keyboard Keychron K3A1. It's all been working fine for a few years until some time ago, maybe a few weeks back, when after one of the ...
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How to type the pipe character | in Ubuntu 22.04.3 using a Mac?
I am trying to type the pipe character | in Ubuntu using a Macbook, but am unable to do so.
I configured the keyboard to the correct language when booting Ubuntu from the VM, but am unsure if this ...
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Lubuntu 22.04 - iBus / X server won't respond to Alt+Shift for switching keyboard layout
I'm using LXQt on Lubuntu 22.04, and am having trouble switching keyboard layouts (between Hebrew and English). I can switch them by mouse, using the iBus panel applet, but - neither RAlt+Shift nor ...
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Function Key on 68 keys keyboard
I'm new to Linux in general.
Currently I am using a 68 keys keyboard (FL-Esport CMK68).
In Windows when I press WinKey + 1 ==> Function 1 key(F1).
In Ubuntu when pressing WinKey + 1 ==> ...
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Create keyboard shortcut to type special characters missing because of different physical and software language keyboard layout
I have an English QWERTY keyboard, however I want to type in Spanish/Catalan layout. I am having problems with the angle brackets (< and >) because in the Spanish layout there is a specific ...
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Why is gdbus call not working with root user?
In relation with this question or this one.
I have the following script change-layout.sh that changes my keyboard layout, using this gnome shell extension.
#!/bin/bash
gdbus call --session --dest org....
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Switch two Keys "Backtick" with "<" in keyboard layout
This is a follow up of Where should `setxkbmap us_programmer` go to make it persistent?
which worked: So I wanted to simple remap the two keys, but was not sure if the <KPAD> is the right abbrev?...
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Why pressing hot keys in Main Shorts for the second time soes not switch current layout?
Having 2 keyboard layout in my kubuntu 20.04
I set Right Alt hot keys in Main Shorts : https://prnt.sc/6BELdro2eHZc
Opening Advanced tab I see “Switching to another layout” block with “Right Alt” ...
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How to map minus key to german ß-letter for brazilian portuguese Dell Inspiron 15 laptop keyboard layout?
I successfully mapped ö, ä and ü to ç, ~, and ´, following
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Custom%20keyboard%20layout%20definitions
However, I did not manage to map the minus and underscore key to ...
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Can't access magic SysReq via keycode 99
I am running Kubuntu (22.04.3 LTS)* and in following this answer to a related question, I found a key on my keyboard via showkey -s in TTY (ALT+F2) that was interpreted by my machine as 0x99 (in my ...
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US dead keys Xubuntu not present
I read some topics about missing the US dead keys missing and can´t find a solution. I did a clean Xubuntu 22.04.3 installation and marked Dutch as system language and US with dead keys for keyboard ...
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Accent keys immediately being written instead of waiting for another key press
Background: I'm using VirtualBox to run Ubuntu 22.04. My keyboard layout is US (English) QWERTY.
I recently installed Ubuntu on a VM and have been using it without problems for a few days, however, I ...
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Tamil typing help
I am typing a lot page by page using Tamil Unicode layout in Ubuntu 23.04. While typing in this layout I can only put full stop, only the comma character (,) cannot be typed. You can type a comma only ...
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Ubuntu not showing language options or input swapping after adding a language
I added Norwegian for my wife on Ubuntu Jellyfish under settings however while I'm able to add Norwegian the language icon does not appear in the top right corner like it usually does. It has ...
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English keyboard: diacritics instead of double quotes
I have been using my Logitech K380 with QWERTY British English layout with KDE Plasma without any issues. I am now using it also with Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS: I selected English (UK, intl., with dead keys) ...
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Keyboard and mouse problems
System is:
Operating System: Kubuntu 22.04.2
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.98.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 5.19.0-50-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
I have ...
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Using a Japanese Apple Magic Keyboard on 22.04 and 18.04 and would like for it to work on either as it does for hiragana and katakana on Windows 11
This new keyboard works perfectly for hiragana and katakana input on Windows 11; and I would like to get it working similarly on any available version of Ubuntu (I curranty have three Ubuntu boxes, ...
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Meta / Super / Windows keys not working
I have seen many questions asked here on AskUbuntu, SuperUser, and Reddit where people are having trouble getting their Meta / Super / Windows keys to work. I have tried all the suggestions but ...
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English keyboard layout in Ubuntu that is very close to macOS one but allows Compose key
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 at work and macOS at home.
Both computers have internional keyboards.
That means that there is an extra button between left Shift and Z buttons.
However, I have the following ...
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Configuration possible to disable function lock
I have a new notebook and although I am very happy with it, I very often accidentally enable/disable fn lock which drives me nuts. Is there a way I can configure/disable fn lock combination (Shift + ...
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Volume Up key not working but volume down key works
Title says it all. Some functionality of the function keys seem to have some random functionality which does not match what it is intended to do. For example, fn F8 is supposed to open up settings ...
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Uubuntu 22.04 replace WIN + SPACE keyboard shortcut to Lshift + Alt to change keyboard layout/language [duplicate]
I want to change keyboard layout using shift+alt.
What packages I need to do that. I know there is WIN+SPACE option.
But I need shift+alt, ubuntu 22.04.
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Ubuntu 22.04 Third Level Characters not available US Keyboard
i have a DELL XPS 13 7390 Notebook and run Ubuntu 22.04.02.
My problem is i can't reach third level characters from my keyboard. I don't need these symbols very much but enough that it annoys me.
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How do you reset the keyboard layout?
In Ubuntu 22.04 (with the standard desktop environment, just with Wayland disabled), I installed solaar for my Logitech keyboard. Then, some keys are changed, for example, (\ and `). The right Ctrl ...
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Keyboard mapping suddenly deconfigured
Folks, I've came back to work today just to find out that all of sudden my keyboard was deconfigured. maybe that's related to gnome 44 update, I'm not sure.
I'm running 22.04.2 LTS. my keyboard is ...
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Can't input specific keys RK61
I got a problem with the RK61 keyboard, a 60% keyboard in German layout.
Now there is the problem that some keys like the special characters won't work, some being:
@ { } [] ³²~|.
I also have to ...
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Remapping special/function keys on new keyboard layout
I currently have Ubuntu 22.04 set up on my laptop, and sometimes I plug my laptop into a second monitor and use a second keyboard. I would like to be able to seamlessly change my keyboard layout based ...
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Change default keyboard layout for virtual terminal
I use customized keyboard layout, which was set to default in UI gnome settings. It works well in gnome.
However, when I open a new virtual termnial (Ctrl+Shift+F4 orCtrl+Shift+F5 ) It does not use my ...
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Custom Keyboard Shortcuts for jumping to next word or end of line – Ubuntu 22.04
Hej there!
I switched from Mac to Linux currently and am still trying to figure out how to adjust some keyboard shortcuts.
For example I mapped Ctrl + Right arrow to End key in the settings by adding ...
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Remap right Windows key to Alt Gr?
EDIT: This is Ubuntu 23.04 x64 in the default Ubuntu flavor.
I have upgraded my ancient Model M keyboard to a modern one where Windows keys have been added. Being Danish we use the Alt-Gr key a lot ...
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How to configure layout PT-BR on Ubuntu 22.04 running on a Macbook Pro 9,2 with US (English) ANSI keyboard?
I've given up using Mac OS on my old Macbook Pro mid 2012 (model id:9,2), so I installed Ubuntu 22.04. But I speak Brazilian Portuguese, so I wanted to use PT-BR as my system language. However, my ...
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How to switch en as the default language keyboard after login?
th is always the default keyboard language after login. Can you please teach me how to set the default keyboard language to en instead and as shown above ?
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Xmodmap remap is not working for all programs (Ubuntu 22.04.2)
Dear Ubuntu Community,
I am reaching out with a question regarding the xmodmap rule in Ubuntu. Specifically, I am experiencing an issue where the xmodmap rule is not consistently working across all ...
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Move to trash problem in Ubuntu 23.04
It's been three days that if I cancel a file or if I click "Move to trash" the file doesn't disappear but it goes at the bottom of the folder's list. If i close and reopen the folder there's ...
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setxkbmap randomly stops working
I have the following in my ~/.profile:
setxkbmap us,no -option "grp:shift_caps_toggle" -option "caps:escape"
and I am running i3 https://i3wm.org/ under Ubuntu 20.04. I am using ...
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(x)Ubuntu : How Can I revert 2 keyboard keys on my laptop ? Or having same function for 2 different keys?
I'm using a Lenovo P14s laptop and I want to the "FN" key (with is as bottom left corner) acts same as "Ctrl" key.
How can I do this ?
So far I've tried to map FN on Ctrl key like ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on Xorg crashing when changing keyboard language
This started after I ran some updates today, basically calling
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
The problem is that when I'm on Xorg, once I try to change the language, either by keyboard shortcut (...
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How can I produce a backslash on a Lenovo X260 keyboard?
I have started running Ubuntu 23.04 on a Lenovo Thinkpad X260 in the UK.
Its keyboard has hash, tilde and backslash on the same key.
Using Right Alt and this key presents the ` grave accent input ...
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How to disable "S" keyboard indicator light for alternate keyboard layout in Kubuntu 23.04?
I have English (US) as my primary keyboard layout, and Hebrew as my secondary keyboard layout.
When I switch to Hebrew, using the keyboard shortcut of Win + Space, the "S" indicator light on ...
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What do I lose by Ubuntu having no "Tenkeyless 87-key" keyboard model
You can see that Ubuntu has no 87-key keyboard models by listing those it does have:
localectl list-x11-keymap-models
My default keyboard settings file suggests that Ubuntu is using a 107-key layout ...
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Sueper button is not working
Despite the keyboard on screen show that Super button is pushed, when I try the commons Ubuntu shortcuts , Super button is not works.
I actually tried to setup different keyboard shortcuts but Super ...
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Reset xmodmap and setxkbmap to defaults
I played around with xmodmap and setxkbmap on various occasions, for example to make an Apple keyboard work.
Now I cannot switch between input types anymore.
setxkbmap -v
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Trying to build ...
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Keyboard layout visualization not working
I'm creating a custom keyboard layout.
I've added it to the symbols and rules files and I can now select it from the keyboard layout widget. However, if I click "Show Keyboard Layout" ...
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Make US International keyboard not put accents in all characters - Ubuntu 22.04 version
This is a followup to the question Make US International keyboard not put accents in all characters which I believe has partially been adressed in Ubuntu 22.04, but not quite.
I am going to assume ...
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How to change keyboard model in Ubuntu 23.04 (GNOME) running Wayland?
I am running Ubuntu on a Chromebook, and the media key's don't work because Ubuntu treats the keyboard as a regular, generic keyboard with 105 keys.
In MATE Desktop, there is a way to change the ...
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Some characters typed on the keyboard are not in AZERTY?
I'm quite newbie but i have a problem running a Contabo VPS server that i use with Gnome Desktop and Ubuntu 22.04, some characters do not seem to use my QWERTY keyboard (i need to use AZERTY), for ...
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ThinkPad T440 keyboard not listed in LXQT settings Keyboard and Mouse
I'm in 22.04.1, with Lubuntu, on a Lenovo ThinkPad t440.
I want to be able to switch between English and French keyboard settings.
I watched several videos on how to enter french characters, but ...
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Caps lock doesn't work on lock screen with the English (Macintosh) keyboard
When typing in my password, the caps lock button does not work. The shift key does work.
Here is a detailed description of the problem:
This is only true for the "English (Macintosh)" ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 US intl with dead keys can't type accents
I've recently updated some packages and after a reboot, I cannot type accented letters anymore.
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04, I use a logitech G915TKL US International. On Ubuntu I am using the English (...
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