Questions tagged [keyboard]
Questions about keyboards, both touch and otherwise. However, please add the "touchscreen" tag for touchscreen keyboard questions.
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When I try to type something, I get a prohibited icon
When I try to type something, I get a weird prohibited icon pop-up. I am currently using Indian (rupees) keyboard, and there is no hardware issue with my PC.
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How can I change or delete the shortcut to shade/roll up a window in Ubuntu 24.04?
There is a keyboard shortcut for IntelliJ products which is Ctrl+Shift+S and it clashes with Ubuntu's "Toggle Shaded Window". the shortcut used to be stored here:
gsettings reset org.gnome....
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Keyboard and Pad not detected
SYSTEM: Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (14AMN8)
BIOS: L1CN30WW
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy)
I am booting up this to a thumbdrive before wiping the drive out, and I can get an external keyboard and mouse to work, ...
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Bluetooth keyboard won't reconnect after sleep, suspend, or system boot
I am having the most bizarre bluetooth problem in Ubuntu 24.04. I have several bluetooth devices (logitech k585 BT keyboard, Airpods pro 2, generic BT mouse) paired/connected to the computer. After ...
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Where are mouse and kb battery levels in 24.10
I'm using Ubuntu 24.10 on a System76 Ratel Pro with Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. It used to be (I think as recently as 24.04) that if I looked at Settings->Power, I could see graphical displays ...
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Separate keypad just for macros
I use Autokey for about twenty different hotkeys using combination of control, alt, shift, and the numbers pad. I'd like to have an auxiliary keypad like this one so I don't have to use the numbers ...
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how do I correctly disable caps-lock on my keyboard?
There are really two problems. One is that I accidentally hit caps-lock while I am doing some things and it is a hassle. The other is that caps-lock is on when I am trying to log in to my machine. I ...
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More keys in tablet mode
I have just installed Ubuntu 24.04 on convertible laptop.
How do I add more keys like esc, and Print Screen on virtual keyboard?
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What is the command to clear an entire line in Linux using Super + Backspace, like on Mac with Command (hold) + Backspace (tap)?
I’m looking to create a custom shortcut on Linux (I'm using Ubuntu 24.04) to clear an entire line using Super + Backspace, similar to how it works on Mac with Command (hold) + Backspace (tap).
My goal ...
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Why inconsistent keystroke mapping on Ubuntu?
I have an Ubuntu (22.04 with GNOME 42.9) system on my Oracle Cloud to which I am connecting through NoMachine on two different devices (Windows 11 and iPad).
As an example, when I enter the following ...
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Why are my function keys acting like Character (A-E) keys
I'm running Ubuntu Studio 24.04 (Wayland). Recently, I began troubleshooting my sound (which stopped working). In the process of working on sound (alsa, pulseaudio, etc.), I somehow caused function ...
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Keyboard stops responding when I connect my headset
I'm using Ubuntu 24.04 on my Dell Inspiron 7580 laptop. I have an external keyboard and also a Logitech Zone Wireless 2 headset, which is wireless, but uses a USB dongle. Every time I connect the ...
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When enter suspend, the keyboard doesn't function and I can't enter the password
Enter suspend.
Wake up via keyboard.
Can't enter password and all keyboard has no function, after several minutes. May auto-recovery.
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q suddenly is the screenshot key, f reloads the page, the s and b keys don't do anything
I'm at my wit's end. Since this morning, I can only use my Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14 laptop with my external USB keyboard.
I checked under "Keyboard -> Application Shortcuts" and did not find ...
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How to make grub boot with a custom kernel for Macbook?
I have installed Ubuntu 24.04 on a MacBook Pro, model 2019 with intel i5 processor, but the touchpad and keyboard are not working.
I know that
a) there are numerous posts on this issue
b) there is a ...
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How to lock/disable keyboard and mouse untill a set datetime?
How to disable keyboard/mouse?
And to re-enable them at a chosen datetime, e.g. 2024.11.19 06:00. Or after a set amount of time, e.g. 8 Hours.
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Keyboard Stops working ubuntu 24 LTS
I recently upgraded to ubuntu 24 LTS latest version and now the keyboard stops working. I have a dual boot desktop, and a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard. The keyboard hardware seems to work well in my ...
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Logitech Mx keys mini connecting only when pairing, afterwards any subsequent connections fail in Ubuntu 24.04
I am able to pair the keyboard through bluetoothctl, even though I have to run 2-3 times pair [MAC] it works.
The problem that I have is after I turn the bluetooth off and on or I reboot my system it ...
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How do I fix the buggy kernel affecting my keyboard operation?
I am running Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS on Linux in a custom-built 64-bit desktop tower. My keyboard keeps cutting out at intermittent and random times. When this happens I cannot type letters or numbers ...
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Keyboard on ubuntu 22.04 on xorg doesn't work with some applications
I have a new installation of ubuntu 22.04
If I log into Wayland everything works fine.
Logging into 'Ubuntu on xorg' my keyboard works, EXCEPT on some applications (doesn't work on firefox or chrome, ...
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laptop keyboard, but not touch-pad, disabled after upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04
Upgrading Ubuntu from 22.04 to 24.04 was painful in more than one way, but the most critical issue is that sometimes I lose responsiveness from the laptop keyboard. This is grave since I cannot use my ...
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have language choice at login ubuntu 22.04
In an office I have several types of people who will log in on the same computer.
I have those who use the azerty keyboard, and those in qzerty.
To do this I can easily provide 2 physical keyboards ...
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Keyboard not working on notebook ASUS ExpertBook B1 B1502CVA-BQ0353W
i have a problem with my notebook ASUS ExpertBook B1 B1502CVA-BQ0353W.
The notebook arrived with windows installed and the keyboard was working fine.
I decided to install ubuntu 24.04.1 and then the ...
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Different keyboard combination for switching a certain language
on my system I have 3 languages for my keyabord and they can be switched by pressing shift+alt combination, but it's not always convenient to switch between 3 languages, especially while programming ...
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How to disable dock keyboard shortcuts ctrl+alt+<number> in 22.04
When I type ctrl+alt+2 on Ubuntu 22.04, the dock opens the 2nd application in favorites. I am pretty sure it is the dock grabbing these keystrokes, as it displays a little "1" by the first ...
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Italian input language with US alt. intl. keyboard layout?
I'm Italian and oftentimes I have to write emails, documents and texts in Italian, but for my day-to-day computing and programming tasks I prefer to use the US keyboard layout and I have a couple of ...
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Disable Onscreen keyboard on 2-in-1 laptop
I have an LG gram 2-in-1 laptop running Ubuntu 24.04. Whenever the screen is touched, the onscreen keyboard appears, [EDIT: it happens when focus is in an input field; whether you touch the screen in ...
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Upgraded to 24.04 and no GUI desktop
I let the system upgrade proceed and after reboot it drops to the shell. When I run startx to start the desktop, it freezes the system and removes keyboard access.
What causes this? My computer and ...
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Where is the full documentation for mousekeys?
I can't seem to find full documentation for mousekeys. Many sources explain how to enable it, but nothing provides information on how to use it in any but the most obvious way.
I've discovered that ...
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Auto Hide Top Bar GNOME extension disables w button
When 'Auto Hide Top Bar' is enabled, the "w" button does not work. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? When I press "w" ,the top bar appears and then hides.
How to fix this?
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Ubuntu 24.04 mouse and keyboard not working on login screen
When the login screen appears on my server I cannot sign in because the mouse and keyboard do not work. They do work if I go into recovery mode and during the initial boot prior to the login screen. ...
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Keyboard is Creating Extra Characters When Typing!
When typing on the keyboard is it random adding characters to text.
When I hit a 0 it will create a 00 double zero.
Hiting the slash creates a 3-
Hel9p! This is driving me nutes. I can7àt figure it ...
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KVM Console Cables not Working for Mouse and Keyboard
I have been trying to set up a KVM console on my server rack, and I am having an issue with the cables. I have tried it with two different KVM consoles now, so I'm not sure that the KVM itself is the ...
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steam installs on 22.04 and 24.04 has large time delay with keyboard
I am having issues with keyboard input with steam. I have 2 computers both dell optiplex 7020. the first computer is working fine and no problems with steam. Steam was loaded into
ubuntu 20.04 and ...
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How to prevent GNOME terminal from catching the Super+² (twosuperior) keyboard shortcut?
I'm using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with a French AZERTY keyboard, and the keyboard shortcut Super+² to "Switch windows of an application" (/org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/switch-group in dconf) ...
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Kubuntu login screen keyboard layout dark magic
have installed Kubuntu 24 and during install I have set up DE keyboard, because this is what I had available at that time. Now I have bought a US keyboard, and after logging in, I have changed the ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 - could not connect bluetooth mouse and keyboard
After updating from 22.04 to 24.04, I have a problem connecting my devices. They do not appear during the search.
sudo hcitool scan
bluetoothctl: scan on
show nothing. Device successfully paired to ...
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Problem after installing ibus-avro
Accoding to the result, How ti install avro on linux i had tried sudo apt install ibus-avro and restart the system.
But the problem arises now. I can't login anymore. Even a new kind of login ...
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Keyboard stopped working suddenly on YogaC940
today out of nowhere (my laptop was in sleep mode) when I tried continuing work after lunch break my keyboard suddenly stopped working. I tried multiple troubleshooting steps (including reinstalling ...
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How to disable auto key repeat in Wayland?
For some ridiculous reason I need to disable key autorepeat.
I am told that "xset r off" or "xset -r" does the job. However, when I use the command nothing changes. Holding down a ...
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Lenovo Ideapad Slim3 – internal keyboard stops working after prolonged suspend
I'm experiencing an issue with my Lenovo Ideapad Slim3 with a AMD CPU and graphics running the latest version of Ubuntu. When I close the laptop lid and it remains in suspend mode for an extended ...
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Disable a key in Ubuntu 24.04
So, my laptop delete key is stuck internally. I tried disabling it using xmod -e 'keycode 119 = 0x0000'. But I am still detecting it in xev. Sometime when text editor is open everything gets deleted. ...
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Resolving Touchscreen and Tablet Mode Issues on a Laptop Running Ubuntu 24.04.01 LTS
My laptop's touchscreen isn't working as expected—it can be laggy at times. Additionally, the keyboard remains active while in tablet mode, which hinders normal usage.
I found some information online ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 on Thinkpad X13, Thunderbolt keyboard not working during drive decryption process
I've just ported from Thinkpad X390 Yoga to Thinkpad X13 2-in-1 Yoga.
The configuration is 1:1 (Ubuntu 22.04). I use an encrypted LVM drive. The problem I face with my next X13 is that I cannot use an ...
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Detachable keyboard toggles on/off WIFI
I have a laptop (ASUS Zenbook Duo OLED 2024) which has a detachable keyboard and i installed kubuntu on it. Everything works fine but when i disconnect or connect the keyboard per USB to the laptop it ...
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Pressing left or right CTRL presses a number of other keys activating multiple shortcuts at once
when I press Control a number of other keys get registered as pressed, activating different shortcuts and preventing me from using the shortcut i want to use. the additional keys pressed are different ...
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Can't type anything on chromium (snap)
I accidentally removed my dotfiles from my $HOME directory (which includes the .config/chromium directory and then moved then backed there and now I cannot type anything in chromium. I removed and ...
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How do you type in characters like []{} etc. without looking on the keyboard? (QWERTZ-Layout)
This is probably only an issue in the German community. I've switched to Linux now and after some hours of research I did not find any pleasing solution for this. To type in e.g. '{', I have to press ...
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i downloaded GUI for ubuntu 20.04.5 on raspi 4, but the mouse and keyboard stopped
I installed ubuntu-desktop on my raspi 4 but when everything was done and the GUI was installed, I rebooted the raspi from the tty to get access for the GUI, when it ran, neither the mouse nor the ...
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Typing is not smooth and it stucks on Ubuntu 24.04
When I type anywhere, typing experience is not smooth. It gets stuck for shorter periods. 3-10 characters are not written while it is stuck and then they all appear at once after it unfreezes. IT has ...
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