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Old 11-13-2019, 06:47 AM   #1
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Disable Control and Alt key

Hi,
how can I disable in X session Alt and Control keys?
Thank you!
 
Old 11-13-2019, 09:04 AM   #2
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look for xmodmap (and xkeymap)
 
Old 11-13-2019, 10:16 AM   #3
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look for xmodmap (and xkeymap)
Thank you, solved with

Code:
xmodmap -e "keycode 37 = "
xmodmap -e "keycode 64 = "
in file .xsessionrc
 
Old 11-13-2019, 12:52 PM   #4
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