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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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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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ALT key not working on fresh installation of ubuntu 22.04
I installed Ubuntu 22.04.5 today. After installing it everything was fine except the ALT key. Whenever I press the ALT key(both left and right), it presses a whole lot of other keys like '7', '<', '...
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On a dual boot computer, keyboard occasionally does not work on Grub menu
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04LTS alongside Windows 10 on my machine (HP EliteDesk 800 G2 SFF) in a dual-boot configuration. When I start the computer, I find that the keyboard is frequently ...
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Keyboard and mouse unresponsive on KVM switch
I have a KVM switch between my Ubuntu (22.04) and Windows to share my monitor, keyboard and mouse.
90% of the time it works. However, 10% of the time when I switch back to Ubuntu my keyboard and mouse ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 crashes when using mouse or keyboard, unless booting through recovery mode
Relatively new to Ubuntu. I have a recently set-up machine running Ubuntu 22.04. It's used only for hosting games with friends so it has very little on it besides the initial installation.
Not on ...
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Random characters displayed Ubuntu 22.04.04
Running System 76 Onyx Pro running Ubuntu 22.04.04 LTS. The issue has happened since I bought the device however tech support was never really able to help me. It has been a year and I am finally ...
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Problem after running Software Updater on Ubuntu 22.04 - blinking prohibit icon at the bottom of the desktop due to headphones
After running Software Updater on Ubuntu 22.04 I have a blinking prohibit icon at the bottom of my desktop. The keyboard works fine. After several attempts, I found out that the problem is the ...
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"failed to enable keyboard on isa0060/serio0"
I upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu 22.04 but since then my keyboard have been misbehaving. At the start up page it is displaying "failed to enable keyboard on isa0060/serio0"
I am running it ...
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Check characters typed on an Ubuntu encrypted system
I have a computer at home and I am regularly on the go and therefore decided to fully encrypt my Ubuntu LTS 22.04. I know the password and have currently to problem whatsoever to have full access to ...
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CTRL + X not working on ubuntu 22.04
ctrl + x is not working on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Acer Laptop.
Suddenly stopped, must have been after an update. I've tried compressed air cleaning, upside down (gentle) shaking, reconfiguring the keyboard ...
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KVM switch occasionally causes keyboard & mouse to not get recognized
I'm using a KVM switch to share keyboard, mouse and monitor between two machines. One is Ubuntu 22.04 and the other is Windows 7.
The switch works 90% of the time but occasionally when switching back ...
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Keyboard doesn't work after suspend in Ubuntu 22.04
This is a very similar issue to: Keyboard doesn't work after suspend in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I wanted to comment there, but I don't have enough reputation points.
I have a Dell Inspiron 5570 laptop ...
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Scrolling and typing lag with a 1-2 second delay
I have never had any serious problems with great Linux Ubuntu Operating System.
It's just that recently, after a fresh install of Linux Ubuntu 22.04, I stumbled upon this lag problem. I didn't have ...
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Laptop keyboard not working after suspend 22.04 Dell XPS 13 9370
Around 2024-04-12 my laptop keyboard stopped responding.
Only rebooting gets the keyboard working again.
Experimenting showed the keyboard stops working after suspend, quite reliably.
$ dmidecode
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After Ubuntu Installation: Touchpad Inconsistency, System Restart Failure, and Keyboard Unresponsiveness"
When I installed Ubuntu 22.04, not only is my touchpad not working consistently, but also I'm unable to restart the system when encountering these issues. Occasionally, even the keyboard fails to ...
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Keyboard doesn't work after suspend in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Help! My Dell Latitude 3340 laptop running Ubuntu has a problem. When I wake it up from Suspend mode, the keyboard stops working, but the touchpad mouse still works. The only way to get my laptop back ...
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How to isolate shortcuts to the currently focused display in GNOME?
I have an Ubuntu 22.04 OS (kernel 6.5.0-21-generic) with GNOME 42.9 and two monitors. When I execute a system-level shortcut like Super, I get Activities displayed on both displays which is not useful ...
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Keyboard working everywhere except Ubuntu
I use a Windows 11/Ubuntu dual-boot computer, and last night before I got off I started a Windows update and went to bed. I came back this morning to see my computer had been suspended all night and ...
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Sticky arrow keys on Ubuntu 22.04
I have been using Ubuntu 22.04 for 2+ years on my laptop, I have to reinstall it near a month ago and since then I observed that clicking on the arrow button doesn't always lead to some response from ...
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Keyboard is not working at apps while I login as root
I am able to write in terminal and search bar at the search apps when I login as root but my keyboard does not working in Firefox, spotify, burpsuite or any other apps. I am also writing this from non-...
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keyboard not working right after installation or after updates
so I have a dual boot with windows 11. When I first installed ubuntu, my keyboard wasnt working and the only thing that helped was resetting my BIOS (shorting 2 pins on my motherboard), after that I ...
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Bluetooth keyboard disconnecting 6.5.0-21 kernel
My logi MX Keys Mini keyboard has been working well for a year or so and suddenly started disconnecting from Bluetooth. I can pair it but it disconnects within 5 seconds.
The message I get from ...
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Sluggish typing with wireless keyboard
How do you fix typing on Ubuntu getting progressively slower over time?
I recently upgraded a mini PC to Ubuntu 22, and now typing on it with a wireless keyboard is very sluggish. If I type too fast, ...
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Some keys on my keyboard from time to time do not work on Linux [closed]
Keys “g”, “h”, “‘“, “7” on numpad (also Home) and Escape do not work properly on Ubuntu 22.04 and did not work on Linux Mint, which was the previous operating system on my laptop (Lenovo IdeaPad S340-...
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Native touchpad and keyboard are unresponsive on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS running on a HP ProBook 640 G2
My HP ProBook's (running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS) touchpad and keyboard have been unresponsive for a while. As far as I can remember I haven't done any major updates. The problem started on the login page ...
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How to disable / uninstall Ubuntu On Screen keyboard
I've been using Ubuntu 22.04.03 for some time.
I've developed a PyQt6 desktop application that I will be using on a Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga with a touch screen. I've enabled the on-screen keyboard that ...
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Some Fn keys not working in Ubuntu 22.04 on Toshiba Tecra
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 on my new Toshiba Tecra A50-K and some of the Fn keys do not work. They don't even register when pressed with the Fn command. Specifically the brightness keys Fn+F6, ...
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How to edit .conf files when only the touch keyboard is working?
I set up a dual boot with my new laptop with touchscreen functionality. I'm having the same problem described in this thread:
Ubuntu 20.04 - keyboard not working
Essentially, it's a bug in the new ...
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Apple Magic Keyboard V1 not discoverable in 22.04
I have a late 2012 Mac Mini with Ubuntu 22.04 installed. Everything works great except the Magic Keyboard is not discoverable in the Bluetooth settings.
I have tested other Bluetooth devices and they ...
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AltGr not recognised on ubuntu 23.04 (is working on 22.04)
I have three systems:
laptop, running 22.04, where alt-gr works.
2 desktops on 23.04 where it does not.
I've tried to match keyboard/localization configs as best as I could, but it's no good.
This ...
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F1-F12 keys behaves as function keys after upgrade to 22
I have keychron k5 b1 keyboard. On ubuntu 18 everything was working fine but after upgrade all f keys have function behaviour by default. F12 does not open a guake terminal asit should - instead it ...
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lenovo SK 8821 hotkeys not working after upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04
Yesterday, I upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04LTS on my desktop PC. It automatically updated all the packages. Today I noticed that the hotkeys of my Lenovo SK 8821 is not working. These hotkeys ...
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Ducky One2 SF not working on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
I have a Ducky One2 SF that is connected to my laptop (ThinkPad X1 Carbon) running Ubuntu 22.04 with USB. The keyboard's RGB seem to be working fine, so it IS drawing power, but none of the keystrokes ...
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Sometimes, I cannot enter certain lowercase characters. What is wrong?
A few days or weeks ago, something very strange happened in my daily work with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Suddenly my keyboard keys D, R and Q started to show a random behaviour.
When I pressed the keys, not a ...
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Possible to use keyboard arrow keys to navigate (move the selection of) desktop icons?
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop, which means I probably use Gnome 3 (or Gnome 4? who can tell these days), and Gnome Shell is my desktop (I guess), and Nautilus is my file manager (at least, I ...
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How to manage keyboard shortcuts apps priority in Linux
Having multiple apps open may introduce some conflicts at commons keyboard shortcuts. In order to control the behavior, I'm looking for a way to define the priority of these shortcuts/hotkeys. A more ...
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MacBook Air Intel keyboard issues on Ubuntu MATE
I installed the current Ubuntu MATE 22.04 on my old MacBook Air Intel and everything looks great, except for the so-called "Common editing shortcuts" (CTRL+C, CTRL+X ...).
I tried various ...
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Why does "i8042.dumbkbd" fix the issue where my keyboard doesn't respond after logging in, and is there a way to fix it some other way?
I am using Ubuntu 22.04.3 on an LG gram 2-in-1 laptop. My computer used to have a problem where the keyboard would be unresponsive for a few minutes after I turned it on, but I was able to easily find ...
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Are Keychron keyboards compatible with Ubuntu 22.04?
I have a question about Keychron keyboards: are they compatible with the Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Operating System?
As far as I know, its compatibility is limited to MAC and Windows.
I appreciate any ...
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Trouble changing Control_R to Shift_L
I have trouble changing my right control to left shift. The solution I had working in 18.04 was xmodmad /home/kameranis/.Xmodmap with the following contents.
keycode 105 = Shift_L
After upgrading to ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.03 on Sony Vaio tablet
I have managed to load and run Ubuntu 22.04 on my old Sony Tap 11. However, I have 2 problems:
Onscreen keyboard does not come up when logging on- so I have to attach a USB keyboard - not ideal for a ...
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Remote desktop keyboard mapping problem
Summary: The numeric keypad part of my keyboard does not work correctly on my remote PC. The keyboard physically attached to the remote/host PC works normally, and while they are not identical, they ...
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How can I monitor the current keyboard layout?
In the context of the xmonad window manager, I want to write a program running in the background and launched at login time that writes to a particular file the current keyboard layout every time it ...
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Clevo NS50AU suspend mode issue with keyboard and power led
I've just acquired a Clevo NS50AU with "i7-1360P" cpu powered by Ubuntu 22.04 and kernel 5.15
When in suspend mode :
The keyboard remains illuminated
The power led does not blink
I've ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 inserting external USB hard drive disables only the wireless keyboard but not the mouse
I have an old laptop and I am running Ubuntu 22.04 on it and the computer has 3 USB ports (probably USB 2.0). I am using one for wireless adaptor (the internal one does not work), one for the wireless ...
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Keyboard language resetting after every restart on ubuntu 22.04
I have a problem with my keyboard language settings, on my Ubuntu 22.04 machine.
Everytime i start up my pc, the language settings for my keyboard are not applied correctly. The settings are correct ...
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HP Pavillion Aero laptop slow keyboard response and touchpad freezes on Ubuntu 23.04 and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Recently, I bought an HP Pavillion Aero 13 laptop. The Windows 11 was pre-installed, but I installed Ubuntu 23.04 in dual boot. The problem is that the built-in keyboard awfully lags: it takes like 0....
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Sway Wayland, input keyboard only applies to terminal, not to other browser based apps
I have a custom keyboard layout like so
input * xkb_layout custom
The layout is found in /usr/local/xkb/x11/symbols.... (something like that)
And it works... in terminal, but if I open up brave
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Repeat keys stuck
using 22.04 3 LTS with an HP Envy 16 laptop (from last year).
I am having a problem with "Repeat Keys", where when i scroll around a document with the arrow keys they will very frequently ...
