Onboard keyboard is crashing since latest sysupgrade
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu MATE |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
After the latest sysupgrade the onboard keyboard is not working anymore (even after a reinstallation - previously working without any issues).
See also
https:/
System: ubuntu mate xorg gnome
$ ps -e | grep tty
1567 tty7 00:00:36 Xorg
2339 tty1 00:00:00 agetty
$ sudo apt list onboard
onboard/noble,now 1.4.1-5ubuntu6 amd64
$ uname -a
Linux go2 6.8.0-35-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon May 20 15:51:52 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.04 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="24.04"
VERSION="24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)"
VERSION_
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https:/
SUPPORT_URL="https:/
BUG_REPORT_URL="https:/
PRIVACY_
UBUNTU_
LOGO=ubuntu-logo
$ onboard -d warning
(onboard:3071): Gdk-CRITICAL **: 22:29:31.659: gdk_window_
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
description: | updated |
summary: |
- Oboard keyboard is crashing since latest sysupgrade + Onboard keyboard is crashing since latest sysupgrade |
I have now found a solution:
The presets of onboard are not working anymore with my OS. I could get it back working by changing
“Onboard Settings” → Keyboard → Advanced → Input Options
There I changed “Input event source” from Xinput to GTK.
May be there are now incompatible Xinput calls?