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I have a strange problem in Ubuntu 18.04 (I use a DELL Latitude E5550): sometimes when I type, some keys get "stuck", meaning that when I type "i", the result is an endless line of i-s ("iiiiiiiiiiiiii"). If backspace gets stuck, entire texts I wrote are deleted. I can stop this by pressing some other button.

I had the same problem in Ubuntu 16.04 while using the same laptop. I "solved" this issue by setting the keyboard to write only one character when I press down a button. However, this possibility seems to be missing from Ubuntu 18.04.

A few days ago I ran a hardware diagnostic, which found no problems on the hardware side.

Hee Jin
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Sipos Zoltán
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In Ubuntu 18.04 issue this command:

$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.keyboard repeat
true

If the result is true then turn off keyboard repeat using this command:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.keyboard repeat false

The other related commands you can use are:

$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.keyboard delay
uint32 500
$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.keyboard repeat-interval
uint32 30
WinEunuuchs2Unix
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    This really made my day! It worked on ubuntu 18.04 I run the first 2 commands and boom it worked – GUDDU KUMAR Aug 15 '21 at 11:08
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    This just blocks repetition of characters. It doesnt allow me to reenter same character even if I purposely want to do it without repressing the key. – Omkar Kulkarni Dec 16 '21 at 05:48
  • @OmkarKulkarni The design of this answer is to turn off keyboard repeat. You will need to search deeper for the solution to your problem or, post a new question with your particulars. – WinEunuuchs2Unix Dec 16 '21 at 12:29
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If you want to achieve the same with GUI (works on Ubuntu 22.04):

open settings -> accessibility -> typing -> repeat keys (turn off repeat keys)

The CLI approach mentioned before did not disable repeat keys settings in practice, at least for my ubuntu version.

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