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mlauronen

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Registered: 2025-08-28

Posts: 6

Keyboard configurations

Where is the correct location to configure the following settings in XFCE4 on Debian 13?

xset r rate 400 50
setxkbmap -option caps:swapescape
xset s off

I have tried using Application Settings → Session and Startup → Application Autostart, .Xresources, and .xprofile, but none of them worked. .bashrc works, but then I always have to open a terminal before the settings take effect.

eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 777

Re: Keyboard configurations

The easiest way would likely place the lines into a script then call the script at startup.

#!/bin/sh

#description#

xset r rate 400 50 &
setxkbmap -option caps:swapescape &
xset s off &

Name it and call it at startup.

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mlauronen

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Registered: 2025-08-28

Posts: 6

Re: Keyboard configurations

The easiest way would likely place the lines into a script then call the script at startup.
Name it and call it at startup.

Thx for the reply. What place do you actually mean by "startup"?

eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 777

Re: Keyboard configurations

Settings → Session and Startup → Application Autostart,

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mlauronen

Member

Registered: 2025-08-28

Posts: 6

Re: Keyboard configurations

Settings → Session and Startup → Application Autostart,

As I mentioned in my initial post, I have already tried that approach. The system appears to overwrite settings when they are applied at that stage.

So the question is where should I put them if none of the following methods doesn't work:

• Application Autostart

• .Xresources

• .xprofile

Given that using .bashrc (which works) is an impractical workaround. Maybe I just have to debug the startup process to identify the correct location for these configurations.

Last edited by mlauronen (2025-10-06 15:36:57)