I'm using VNC to access an Ubuntu 16.04 laptop (running Desktop Sharing) from a Windows 10 desktop (running Ultra VNC Viewer). My problem: some keyboard combos don't travel well; for example, pressing Shift
+Ctrl
+Tab
is processed on the server as Ctrl
+Tab
.
The problem persists when using a different VNC client, for example MobaXTerm, so the issue seems to be on the Ubuntu side. How can I solve this? Thanks.
Best Answer
Instruction from this (2009) thread solved the issue for me: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353304#c21
Solution: Run in Ubuntu terminal:
xmodmap -e 'keycode 23 = Tab'
EDIT: to make the fix permanent (for 18.04) run
sudo vim /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc
and change the lineto
After that reboot.