OK, this bug is reopened, partly because the other bug is now unreachable (private!?).
Looking at the docs for kbd_mode makes me think this is a bug in mutter or lightdm/gdm3... "This command is only meant for use (say via remote login) when some program left your keyboard in the wrong state." ** Also affects: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Tags added: bionic xenial ** Also affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1508146 Title: Alt+left/right arrows switch between tty consoles (Gnome Shell vanishes), cannot disable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1508146/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs