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Roger Pate
Asked: 2010-09-20 17:21:45 +0800 CST

Swap capslock and control in virtual consoles

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I'm using System > Preferences > Keyboard > Layout > Options > Ctrl key position > Swap Ctrl and CapsLock, which works great for X.

How can I get the same for virtual consoles (Ctrl+Alt+F1, etc.)?

10.04 keyboard capslock virtual-console

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  1. Best Answer
    1. Set your preferred keyboard options: System > Preferences > Keyboard > Layouts > Options
    2. Apply the layout and options system-wide: System > Preferences > Keyboard > Layouts > Apply System-Wide
    3. Reboot for the changes to take effect in the virtual consoles.

    To double-check that the settings have been applied, look for XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:swapcaps" in /etc/default/console-setup. (Alternatively, if you know what you're doing you can go ahead and just edit this file directly.)

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