^ character bugs the admin password window

[Ubuntu Developer]

I am trying to install new software from GNOME Software. When I enter my password, after entering the ^ character, it remains visible and the cursor jumps back to the start. I cannot enter any more characters after this.

My GNOME Shell version: gnome-shell:
  Installiert: 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.8
  Installationskandidat: 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.8
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.8 500
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.3 500
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security/main amd64 Packages
     46.0-0ubuntu5 500
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages
My Ubuntu version:
No LSB modules are available.
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Release: 24.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: gnome-shell 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1-generic 6.11.11
Uname: Linux 6.11.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 11 08:01:01 2025
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-04-05 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=xterm-256color
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 46.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.6
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Alessandro Astone (aleasto)]

Does that also happen for other password prompts, such as when you run in the terminal `pkexec true`?

[Ubuntu Developer (ubuntu-distro)]

Yes, basically for every password prompt.

[Alessandro Astone (aleasto)]

How do you type the ^ character? What is your keyboard layout?

Is it possible you have a custom shortcut associated with the same key combination?

[Ubuntu Developer (ubuntu-distro)]

My keyboard layout is DE-CH. And no, I don't have set up any shortcuts with that particular key. I type it with the character next to backspace, normally.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Looks like it's a laptop and the numlock state is on. For some laptops that changes the behaviour for a region of the keyboard (it sounds like the key you're using is mapped to Home at the time). Try turning numlock off.

[Ubuntu Developer (ubuntu-distro)]

I don't have any numlock. I have an MS Surface Laptop Go 3, keyboard CH. I have tried turning FN on and off and CAPS on and off. No change.

[Alessandro Astone (aleasto)]

I cannot reproduce after setting my keyboard to DE-CH, but I did notice that ^ is a combining character when followed by vowels, and indeed before typing another character I do see the I-beam cursor jumping to the beginning of the word (only when the password is hidden, not when it's revealed) but I can continue typing and it still works.

[Ubuntu Developer (ubuntu-distro)]

I don't know if this might help, but this happens to me.

[Ubuntu Developer (ubuntu-distro)]

Sorry, for some reason Launchpad posted multiple times.