# Alt keys not working

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**Created:** [June 30, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/t/alt-keys-not-working/1712 "2020-06-30T12:48:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/t/alt-keys-not-working/1712/1 "2020-06-30T12:48:22Z")

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Tensorbook;

Suddenly alt Left and Right keys stop working.

`uname -a`

Linux tensorbook 5.3.0-61-generic #55~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 22 16:40:20 UTC 2020 x86\_64 x86\_64 x86\_64 GNU/Linux

` lsb_release -a`

Distributor ID: Ubuntu  
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS  
Release: 18.04  
Codename: bionic

` cat /etc/default/keyboard`

XKBLAYOUT=“us”  
XKBVARIANT=“”  
BACKSPACE=“guess”  
XKBMODEL=“pc104”  
XKBOPTIONS=“terminate:ctrl\_alt\_bksp”

`echo $XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP`

gnome

` echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE`  
x11

`dconf read /org/gnome/desktop/input-sources/xkb-options`

[‘terminate:ctrl\_alt\_bksp’, ‘caps:ctrl\_modifier’, ‘ctrl:nocaps’]

`xmodmap -pke`

[xmodmap2020](https://pastebin.com/Mfmc8jnt)

Please let me know if you need any info.

I appreciate your help.

Thanks.