Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-input-evdev package

  1. Bug #264196
  2. Comment #25

Comment 25 for bug 264196

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Jorge Morais (jorgemorais) wrote : Re: [intrepid] keyboard Repeat Keys is failing to adjust, when AutoAddDevices is on

I am also affected by this bug. I have installed Ubuntu 8.10 through the alternate CD, and afterwards installed Xubuntu-desktop. The keyboard repeat delay was too short, and I could not change it with the Xfce GUI, the Gnome GUI or with the xset command. Interestingly, typing xset q does reflect the changes made with either the GUI or with the xset r rate command, but the actual keyboard behavior is *not* affected.
I have yesterday installed Kubuntu 8.10 (through the final release alternate CD) in a friend's computer, and updated it shortly after install. Same problem there.

However, I the command kbdrate *does* work in my computer. After I type sudo kbdrate -r 25 -d 500 in an rxvt, the keyboard starts to behave (have not tested yet if the fix lasts after a reboot)