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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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(help) How to disable a laptop's internal keyboard on Fedora? (dormi.zone)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey folks, thanks for all of your recommendations for distros a while back. I ended up settling on Fedora KDE, and have been futzing around with it on my old laptop just for funsies.

I've re-encountered an old problem though. The laptop's Caps Lock and F1 keys are busted, sending in dozens of keypresses per second even when unpressed. I solved this on windows with a bit of a headache (using a program to disable those keys), but I have no idea how to solve it in this environment. I've tried futzing with keyd with little success, and my search powers are really failing me here.

Any advice?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Solved! I had to swing by a hardware store for some screwdrivers and bemoaned a few secret screws keeping the thing from opening, but I located the keyboard ribbon and removed it. All is well! I even gave the fan a little cleaning, which was long overdue eheh. Thanks folks!