#1 2017-07-24 03:16:11

percikapi

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[SOLVED] Caps Lock doesn't work

Hi! I have been using Bunsenlabs on my old computer and notebook for a year. I never got a serious problem when I use it. Yesterday, I bought a new notebook, Asus X540Y and I also installed Bunsenlabs on it. But I got a problem. I can't use caps lock on my keyboard, which I never met with this problem before in my computers. I have read some discussions on Ubuntu and Debian forums, but most of them talk about swtiching caps lock to another key. Can anyone help me to fix this problem? Thanks in advance!)

Last edited by percikapi (2017-07-24 03:30:05)

johnraff

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Re: [SOLVED] Caps Lock doesn't work

Capslock is disabled by default. (Many people don't want it.)
To get it back, edit ~/.config/openbox/autostart (Menu>Preferences>Openbox>Edit autostart) and find the line:

setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps

Disable that line by adding a # at the beginning:

#setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps

Then log out and back in.

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percikapi

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Re: [SOLVED] Caps Lock doesn't work

Wow! I never though that it was disabled by default. I though it was a bug, because I never found this problem before in any linux distros. Problem solved, thanks for help!)

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED] Caps Lock doesn't work

I though it was a bug, because I never found this problem before in any linux distros

+1

I really do think we should comment out that line, I am getting bored of threads about this.

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