Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-input-evdev package

  1. Bug #572995
  2. Comment #2

Comment 2 for bug 572995

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Matt Price (matt-price) wrote : Re: X hijacks Alt-Fn and Alt-Arrow to switch VTs

found some ancient redhat bug reports that seem to be of the same behaviour, not sure if the discussion there will help with diagnosis?

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467634 (comment 2 is clearest in the description of my problem)
http://who-t.blogspot.com/2008/10/avoid-evdev-devices-in-xorgconf.html (last paragraph)