Questions tagged [keys]

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Only can type in caps. It acts like the shift key is stuck

Its not my keyboard. I have tried multiple keyboards. Everything I type is in CAPS. When I try and click on a line it acts like the Shift key is held down and selects stuff. Please Help
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Keys 3, e, d and c do weird things

I bought a Lenovo T410 laptop with Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS and GNOME 3.28.2. The 3, e, d and c keys do not work properly. This is their behavior: If I simply press them, nothing happens. In no application like libre or tusk do they work and they don't…
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Public key error

How to solve this, root@work:/# sudo apt-get update Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu xenial InRelease Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB] Hit:3…
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Keys are not working propely

Hi people I am new to ubuntu and currently have ubuntu 12.04LTS installed it has been quite nice but the thing is when i tried to type " it will show @ instead and when i tried to type @ it shows " this instead and when i type this # this shows up £…
user246687
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in SQLite shell (CLI) how to end the statement input after ^]]A?

confessing, this is not ubuntu-specific, but SQLite shell-specific. Anyway, maybe one of you out there know some hint. I'm a Linux starter btw... I'm typing with SQLite and using its shell, accidentally typing the up arrow key. unfortunately there…
Fred Erik
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my @ symbol and other characters won't work, instead, I get other characters

I am fairly new to Ubuntu, the first time i ran it of the disk drive, all keys worked fine. However, now @=" M=0 J=1 etc. I can only get a few correct letters. I tried all keyboard and language setting I know of...this is rather annoying! If you can…
William
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Volume keys does not work Ubuntu 18.04

I have a bug with Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th Gen (with Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 LTS installed) when it comes to using the Volume up/down keys. It just does not work, the rest is OK (e.g. the brightness keys work OK). I tried this but I couldn't fix it.