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kbd package

  1. Bug #520546
  2. Comment #73

Comment 73 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

Xorg can't do anything about intercepting Alt-key, it's the kernel which takes the shortcut away.

Again, as mentioned on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup/+bug/520546/comments/66

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    proposed fix: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup/+bug/520546/+attachment/5227480/+files/patch

As mentioned in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1508146 , Ubuntu probably wants to apply the attached patch.
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Can somebody with t he proper rights do something about this? That patch exists since months now...