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Remap USB keyboards on Linux to be like an Apple Keyboard - swaps Alt/Win(Super)
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| sudo apt install evtest | |
| sudo evtest | |
| ----------------------------------- No device specified, trying to scan all of /dev/input/event* | |
| Available devices: | |
| /dev/input/event0: Lid Switch | |
| /dev/input/event1: Video Bus | |
| /dev/input/event2: gpio-keys | |
| /dev/input/event3: gpio-keys | |
| /dev/input/event4: HDA Intel PCH Mic | |
| /dev/input/event5: HDA Intel PCH Headphone | |
| /dev/input/event6: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3 | |
| /dev/input/event7: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=7 | |
| /dev/input/event8: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=8 | |
| /dev/input/event9: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=9 | |
| /dev/input/event10: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=10 | |
| /dev/input/event11: IPTS Touch | |
| /dev/input/event12: IPTS Stylus | |
| /dev/input/event13: Brydge 12.3 Pro+ Keyboard | |
| /dev/input/event14: Brydge 12.3 Pro+ Mouse | |
| /dev/input/event15: Brydge 12.3 Pro+ | |
| Select the device event number [0-15]: | |
| ------------------------ | |
| Left Alt key pressed | |
| Event: time 1639287706.517273, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 700e2 | |
| Event: time 1639287706.517273, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 56 (KEY_LEFTALT), value 1 | |
| Event: time 1639287706.517273, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ | |
| Event: time 1639287706.719758, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 700e2 | |
| Event: time 1639287706.719758, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 56 (KEY_LEFTALT), value 0 | |
| Left Win key pressed | |
| Event: time 1639288037.957455, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 700e3 | |
| Event: time 1639288037.957455, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 125 (KEY_LEFTMETA), value 1 | |
| Event: time 1639288037.957455, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ | |
| Event: time 1639288038.058736, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 700e3 | |
| Event: time 1639288038.058736, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 125 (KEY_LEFTMETA), value 0 | |
| Left Ctrl key pressed | |
| Event: time 1639288466.378348, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 700e0 | |
| Event: time 1639288466.378348, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 29 (KEY_LEFTCTRL), value 0 | |
| Event: time 1639288466.378348, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ | |
| Event: time 1639288466.761341, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 700e0 | |
| Event: time 1639288466.761341, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 29 (KEY_LEFTCTRL), value 1 | |
| ------------------------------------------- | |
| git clone https://github.com/stefansaraev/keytable | |
| cd ./keytable | |
| make | |
| # Remap Alt to Win | |
| sudo ./keytable -k 0x700e2=125 --device /dev/input/event13 | |
| # Remap Win to Alt | |
| sudo ./keytable -k 0x700e3=56 --device /dev/input/event13 |
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Will need to update this so that this fix gets applied on the USB keyboard always. (disconnects and reconnects causes it to lose the setting)
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65891/how-to-execute-a-shellscript-when-i-plug-in-a-usb-device