How can we make setxkbmap and xmodmap work together?

Asked May 17 '18 at 23:04

Active May 18 '18 at 01:01

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On Lubuntu 18.04, I found the following commands will cancel each other

$ setxkbmap -option keypad:pointerkeys

$ xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap

I would like to be able to fully control my cursor using keyboard, with the first command.

I would like to remap left alt key to the super key, with the second command.

I wonder why they cancel each other? Can I get them both work? Thanks.

edited May 18 '18 at 01:01

muru

asked May 17 '18 at 23:04

Tim

xmodmap is ancient and deprecated; it will not function at all on modern Wayland desktops. best to stop using it entirely. – quixotic Jun 26 '18 at 10:11
what do you use instead on Wayland desktops? Is LXDE based on Wayland or Xwindows? – Tim Jun 26 '18 at 17:09
XKB is the system Wayland uses. but system XKB only, last i checked setxkbmap and xkbcomp only funciton in X. see https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/355428/222377 ... i haven't looked at LXDE in years, no idea what if they've moved to Wayland. – quixotic Jun 26 '18 at 19:32

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