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Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order

From	Rimas Kudelis <rimas@kudelis.lt>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.maint.boot
Subject	Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order
Date	2025-10-15 12:50 +0200
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2025-10-15 10:01, Samuel Thibault rašė:
> Rimas Kudelis, le mer. 15 oct. 2025 08:20:44 +0300, a ecrit:
>> > > * keyboard-configuration/optionscode:
>> > > grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll
>> >
>> > Could you try to change in /etc/default/keyboard:
>> >
>> > XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
>> >
>> > into
>> >
>> > XKBOPTIONS="grp:lalt_lshift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
>> >
>> > (two additional 'l' to enable only alt-shift and not altgr-shift)
>> 
>> Thanks! I've changed this and will see how it works after reboot.
> 
> You don't need to reboot, you can just run setupcon to apply the 
> change.

I ended up rebooting. I don't know if pressing Ctrl+C in a terminal I 
haven't logged in into should trigger this, but I played with my 
keyboard after changing the setting (including pressing Ctrl+C), and 
eventually even that shortcut stopped working, as well as Ctrl+Alt+Fx. 
Ctrl+Alt+Del ended up being my savior.

>> I also wonder if the combination of grp:alt_shift_toggle and level3/4 
>> shift
>> on AltGr works differently in X/Wayland.
> 
> It does work, but only by chance because the low-level engine is
> different.

I see. Good thing I usually use Win+Space to switch between 
keymaps/input methods. Maybe it would make sense for console-setup in 
Debian to default to grp:win_space_toggle as well?

Cheers, and thank you for your help!

Rimas

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Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Rimas Kudelis <rimas@kudelis.lt> - 2025-10-13 09:10 +0200
  Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-14 23:10 +0200
    Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-14 23:20 +0200
      Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-15 00:20 +0200
    Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Rimas Kudelis <rimas@kudelis.lt> - 2025-10-15 08:10 +0200
      Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-15 09:10 +0200
        Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Rimas Kudelis <rimas@kudelis.lt> - 2025-10-15 12:50 +0200
          Bug#1117976: console-setup: Keyboard level 4 remains locked if AltGr and Shift are released in incorrect order Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2025-10-16 02:00 +0200

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