Change 'Home' key to 'Escape' key

Question

I do not have an escape key on my new keyboard. Instead I have a Home key, similar to Mac keyboards. I would simply like to turn this Home key into an effective Esc key. I would not like to change anything else. I would also like this solution to be permanent.

I am running on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (64-bit).

Here are the links that I have already tried (very carefully, step by step) without success:

• How can I change what keys on my keyboard do? (How can I create custom keyboard commands/shortcuts?)

• How to remap caps lock to esc in Ubuntu 17.10 and terminator?

Answer 1

What you need is create a custom keyboard definition with the Home key mapped to Esc. See if this Ubuntu documentation on customizing keyboard layout can help.