Thanks. That's the answer to "caused by something that most other people don't have". Most Ubuntu users only encounter the community theme (now known as Yaru) where it is included in Ubuntu 18.10 and later.
I wonder - have you made any other changes to gnome-shell that other users typically wouldn't have? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1807056 Title: Occasional Keyboard freeze Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/907 --- I am using 18.04 and sometimes, whatever I type does not work. It is as if there is no keyboard connected while I have my laptop keyboard and an external keyboard connected to the machine. I even enabled On Screen Keyboard and tried to type through it. Same result. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.28.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-42.45-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-42-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: communitheme:ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Dec 6 05:41:04 2018 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-29 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1807056/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp