Swap CTRL and caps lock in tty1 (deeper than gnome)

Question

I have Ctrl and Caps Lock swapped in my main desktop environment 14.04 using GNOME Tweak Tool like here.

However, when I'm using tty1, which I do by default, my Ctrl and Caps Lock are not remapped.

How can I remap my keybindings at the machine/tty1 rather than the Gnome level?

I'm looking for a solution that does not require the x server, so xkbd options for example are not an option

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '17 at 05:03

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Open /etc/default/keyboard for editing and change the line

XKBOPTIONS=""

to

XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:swapcaps"

answered Feb 11 '17 at 05:03

Gunnar Hjalmarsson

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This seems to require an x server. Is there a config that does not? – Mittenchops Feb 16 '17 at 05:52
@Mittenchops: According to man keyboard the file is "shared between X and the console". That would indicate that an X server isn't needed. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Feb 16 '17 at 10:56
Thanks I was looking for a simple solution like this for many ages! – MaikoID Oct 12 '17 at 14:47

n.caillou · Answer 2 · 2017-02-11T05:31:01.747

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Don't. That's not the normal way to do remaps. Remaps nowadays are normally done at the X level and result in the behavior you see, which is usually inconsequential.

Otherwise, anything that's related to X obviously won't do. Package kbd and its files in /etc/kbd/ may provide a solution.

edited Feb 11 '17 at 05:31

answered Feb 11 '17 at 05:25

n.caillou

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Wondering why you say "don't". How is system wide keyboard configuration in accordance with man keyboard not normal? – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Feb 11 '17 at 07:36

Swap CTRL and caps lock in tty1 (deeper than gnome)

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