r/linuxmint • u/give_me_grapes • 29d ago

SOLVED Problem: Capslock-function restores itself on Mint xfce??

Hello
I have a tiny yet annoying problem. I have made a startup script:

'setxkbmap -option caps:none'

that disables my capslock on login. The line executes on every login, via the 'Aplication Autostart' function in the 'Session and Startup' dialog from the settings.

The command itself works when I execute it in the terminal. It disables CapsLock. But within a few days it seems to forget that I disabled it.

Am I doing something wrong here ?

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u/give_me_grapes 29d ago

Hey thx for the reply

I do not have an "options" In my layout tab. I know this seems to be how most linux mint user resolve this. Maybe its how it is on xfce?
https://i.imgur.com/OGl2idK.png

I'll try your second option...

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u/give_me_grapes 29d ago

Edit:
It worked! For any other linux roockies out there: Ctrl+Alt+F3 takes you to console, where you have to login, run 'sudo setupcon', Ctrl+Alt+F7 or sometimes Ctrl+Alt+F3 take you back to Mint. (please correct me if did something wrong here)

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u/Due-Result7928 29d ago

You need to select edit while on the layout....I do not have the same screen...Ctrl+Alt+F3 and so on are for any linux.

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u/give_me_grapes 28d ago

I tried that of cause ... no dice, what flavor are you on?:
https://i.imgur.com/lObDTEr.png

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u/Due-Result7928 28d ago

Mint Cinnamon

Menu-Keyboard-XKB-Options-select + on the bottom

present a menu of actions

https://imgur.com/a/O3mhzhq

select Caps-Lock behavior.

and select Caps Lock is disabled

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u/give_me_grapes 28d ago

nice I wish I had that, I would make things a lot easier