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I made some shortcuts using autokey-gtk and they worked fine. However, I need to run them on a computer that I don't have root privileges, so I can't install it using apt.

What I've tried:

  • I cloned the repo from git (I cant install it, it requires root permission)
  • Succesully installed pip3 autokey (I don't know how to use it)

How do I run the shortcut, having shortcut.py and .shortcut.json?

(In specific, those shortcuts)

Vitor Abella
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  • Using autokey does not require root permissions. Give some more info: does autokey otherwise work, i.e., does it work if you create a new shortcut or abbreviation? Does your script that does not work do something special? – vanadium Nov 09 '23 at 17:04
  • If you do not own the system you need to ask the admin of that server. – Rinzwind Nov 10 '23 at 15:34
  • @vanadium It is just a shortcut for F3 copy, F4 paste, see https://askubuntu.com/questions/1122368/how-to-set-f3-f4-and-f6-to-copy-paste-and-cut – Vitor Abella Nov 10 '23 at 15:39
  • @Rinzwind I gave more information about the problem. Can't I run autokey with only having installed it via pip3? – Vitor Abella Nov 10 '23 at 15:50
  • I cannot help with Autokey which I stopped using long time ago, but for this specific application, it will by by far easiest just to use a keyboard simulation tool like ydotool (work on Xorg, but also on Wayland) or xdotool (Xorg only, so (like Autokey) not future proof. I will add some info instructions in your other question. – vanadium Nov 12 '23 at 16:40

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