Comment 17 for bug 263528

The keyboard issue is discussed in various other threads, eg

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pommed/+bug/131818
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/139836
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/139836
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/160171.

There is also a lot of discussion on the touchpad issue elsewhere.

This is the /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

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# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Configured Video Device"
 Driver "nvidia"
 Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Monitor "Configured Monitor"
 Device "Configured Video Device"
 Defaultdepth 24
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
  screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
 Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
 Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"

 #Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
 #InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
 # InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
 # InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
 Inputdevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "Module"
 Load "glx"
EndSection
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