International mode is what makes the accent key "special" on my keyboard. What's the output of `setxkbmap -print` on your system? Kubuntu makes the keyboard layout really easy to change with a little system tray applet.
I don't know if Ubuntu does the same. -- Hitting the accent key causes system beep https://launchpad.net/bugs/78187 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
