On Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 07:10:42PM +0000, Ajith R wrote: > > > It sounds like something is fundamentally wrong with your keymap. > > I started first by making a new layout file 'mal' and loading it using > setkbmap. Once I was sure the layout was working ok, I copied the layout to > the symbol file 'in'. Now, to check for the .XCompose, I load the us layout > (which I haven't modified). I have changed the keyboard file as well ( using > dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration ) > > > > I suggest starting again, resetting everything back to your chosen defaults > > at install - reset your modified keymap file back to whatever you copied to > > begin the exercise, and test > > that compose is working as it should. > > I have reset everything back to the original as far as I can recollect, but > COmpose is not working. Is there a way to reset the system other than by > reinstalling?
I don't know sorry. But it sounds like you've made an important discovery that something is not quite right about your current /etc or etc. To reset without reinstalling, others will probably need to jump in and assist with specifics, but the gist of it is this: Work out which package contains the file you've modified, make a backup of the file you've modified, reinstall the package. `apt-get` seems to have a `reinstall` subcommand, but I could not find the same in the `apt` manpage for some reason. Good luck,
