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Ubuntu 12 : dpkg-reconfigure problems

I have an Ubuntu 12.04 server, freshly installed, however it is set to the wrong timezone. I tried to use dpkg-reconfigure tzdata to correct it, but I can't tell what I am selecting. When I move the cursor keys up and down I get @ characters next to…
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Ubuntu laptop keyboard half-functional

Right half of the built-in keyboard in my Asus laptop stopped working under Gnome. For instance, keys j k l ; p o i m . / don't work. They do work fine when pressed on external USB keyboard or on in-built one while on the login screen or in laptop's…
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How to open HP rack keyboard/monitor tray

We have maybe 5 of these HP racks. On all of them the keyboard/monitor tray is very finicky. Sometimes it gets stuck and the drawer tray will not open. While stuck, repeated wiggling of the tray may eventually unstick it, but sometimes it will…
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VMware Console Keyboard Map Wrong

I'm building a virtual disk image of an install from a script process (DD image, chroot to install). I then convert this image to a VMware vmdk image and boot it. I'm installing CentOS 6.4 as the guest operating system. The guest boots and I'm able…
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list and change supported keyboard layout in Linux 2.4.22

I have a RAID management software running on a Linux LiveCD which uses Linux 2.4.22. It uses US kayboard layout by default, but I would like to change this to SE(Sweden) layout. Layouts should be loaded with loadkeys utility, but SE layout seems to…
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How to remap a MacBook keyboard to windows keys in bootcamp?

I just discovered bootcamp and I'm psyched that I can run Windows 7 RC on the MacBook Pro without using a virtual machine. However the virtual machines run a bit better because they support remapping the MacBook's keyboard. Currently I can't find…
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Enabling alt-shortcuts in bash on EC2

I have no idea why, but on my EC2 instances which are running Ubuntu 10.04 the ALT key shortcuts are not working and instead question marks are showing instead. E.g. ALT+f for moving forward a word doesn't work... In case it matters: $ echo…
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Keyboards for kiosk/outdoor/abusive environments?

We have a bunch of kiosks deployed into let's just say... abusive environments. The enclosures we had built are tough as nails, and the HP thin client computers are working great. The keyboards that were purchased for the project have been nothing…
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Several keyboard keys not working in VMWare (Host=Linux, Guest=Windows)

I installed VMWare Server 2.0 on Ubuntu 8.* and 9.*, with Windows XP as the guest system, and several keys aren't working. They either do nothing, or invoke the wrong keypress. They keys are all Arrow keys , Windows key, Print Screen , Scroll…
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Configuring RealVNC to accept copy/paste on a remote server

So, I'm using RealVNC Viewer locally (Mac OSX 10.6) and connecting to a VNC Server on a remote machine (Debian - I'm no Unix expert). I want to be able to copy and paste at the command line, but Ctrl+V, Shift+V and Command+V all do nothing on the…
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What is a non-hazardous method to remove the letters from keyboard keys without introducing a non-smooth texture?

I need to remove the letters and numbers from the keys on a number of keyboards. This needs to be done in a non-hazardous fashion without introduction extra physical textures on the keys. The keys are standard plastic keys on Microsoft keyboards.
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Enable re-attached mouse/keyboard via ssh?

I had Ubuntu 9.10 x64 Desktop installed on a nettop I have (that I normally run headless), and yesterday I decided to take the plunge and update to 10.04. So, I plugged in a screen and usb mouse/keyboard, booted up and set to work. It was 1am, and…
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Interactively bypass/skip part of PowerShell script

I have a script that is made up of many steps. I want it to run from start to end most of the time. Sometimes, I want to skip one of the steps. I'm looking for a "continue by default unless user presses a key" solution, like how Windows boots…
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Keep keyboard alive when x server crashes

From time to time my Ubuntu desktop freezes. When this happens my usb keyboard and mouse stop responding so I can't get out to tty1 [ctrl][alt][f1] or do anything else from my input devices - also the lights on the kb & mouse go out suggesting that…
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How to determine what causes rogue key_up events

I have a Samsung laptop running Windows 8.1 in front of me, which has the following symptoms: When holding down the Windows key, the start menu opens, closes, opens, closes at a high rate Holding down the ALT key causes the following events keyup …
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