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=== xkb ===
=== xkb ===


Make a backup of /usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes/evdev and edit it as follows
TBA.

// Swap Rctrl and LCmd ==Leo
<RCTL> = 133;
//<RCTL> = 105; ==Leo
//<RALT> = 108; ==Leo
// Microsoft keyboard extra keys
//<LWIN> = 133; ==Leo
...
// Assign Delete to R_opt ==Leo
<DELE> = 108;
//<DELE> = 119; ==Leo


== Reversing the Fn key ==
== Reversing the Fn key ==

Revision as of 00:15, 29 October 2017

Installation of Ubuntu/Linux on MacBook is straightforward nowadays. However, there are a few small things that may need to be improved.


Keyboard

Remapping the Alt_R to Delete

This can be done either with xmodmap or xkb manipulation.

xmodmap

Edit the ~/.Xmodmap file:

Then run this to test

xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap

Add the same command to the Startup Aplications.

Note, this may not survive wakeup from Sleep.

xkb

Make a backup of /usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes/evdev and edit it as follows

// Swap Rctrl and LCmd ==Leo <RCTL> = 133; //<RCTL> = 105; ==Leo //<RALT> = 108; ==Leo // Microsoft keyboard extra keys //<LWIN> = 133; ==Leo

...

// Assign Delete to R_opt ==Leo <DELE> = 108; //<DELE> = 119; ==Leo

Reversing the Fn key

For example, to make F10 act as F10 instead of Mute, we need to reverse the Fn key, so that by default the F keys act as the F keys and with Fn+F* they do the extended functions.

Do this:

sudo bash -c "echo 2 > /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode"