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Ondra Žižka
Asked: 2021-01-23 17:53:08 +0800 CST

Capslock started to switch the language, but is not set to do so. How to disable it?

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My Ubuntu 20.04 started writing in capitals. Capslock changes a language.

In Settings -> Keyboard, I do not have this set. The language change is set to Super + space, however when I go to Languages -> Installed inputs I see capslock listed as one of the language switching keys.

How can I get rid of this?

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2 Answers

  1. "Out of the blue" sounds odd. Anyway, on Ubuntu you can probably fix it using this command:

    gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.input-sources xkb-options
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  2. Best Answer

    I found out. It is probably specific to some Lenovo models like my T540p.

    Since it was out of the blue, I thought it must have been some accidental keyboard shortcut. I kept trying, until I found:

    I have pressed Fn + Capslock by accident, which does not have any visual response in the system or on the laptop, but starts this behavior (I guess it's supposed to be a "Caps-lock lock", but also sends a wrong code for the Caps Lock key to the system).

    Pressing that again toggled it off.

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