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reassigning 'Tab' key to 'insert' key

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Background: I am running Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. I am new to Linux. I do not have a programming or computer science background.

Problem: I am trying to reassign the function of 'Tab' to the 'Insert' key as the main 'Tab' key is broken.

Solutions tried: I went through the following steps:

  1. Found out the keycode for the 'Insert' key using xmodmap -pke command.
  2. Used the command xmodmap -e "keycode 118 = Tab" command to assign the key to tab.
  3. running xmodmap -pke command again shows that keycode 118 has been assigned to 'Tab' key.
  4. However, when pressed, 'Insert' key does not act as 'tab' key.

I am at a loss. What went wrong? Thanks in advance.

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check numlock key is on (or off). or make Settings, Keyboard, custom shortcut to do a 'xdotool key ins ' for the tab key
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You can use the remapper deamon keyd for this purpose. See this answer for installation, usage and tips.

After installation, use the config below:

[ids]

*

[main]

# Make Insert key execute Tab function:
insert = tab
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