Ubuntu
console-setup package

  1. Bug #520546
  2. Comment #96

Comment 96 for bug 520546

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Samuel thibault (samuel-thibault) wrote : Re: Alt+KEY incorrectly behaves like Ctrl+Alt+KEY, and/or unwanted VT switch from Alt+Left/Right

But scripts changing between scancode and ascii/unicode (such as for some terminal emulation, dosbox, etc.) would break. I'm not saying they are widespread, but I have seen this kind of use, and requiring such flag will suddenly break them.