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Run the command from a non-X terminal.

CTRL+ALT+F2 should get you to a normal console. Login as your normal user, and then run the command there.

xmodmap only affects X sessions. so it needs DISPLAY to work outside the X server, like this:

DISPLAY=:0 xmodmap

Run the command from a non-X terminal.

CTRL+ALT+F2 should get you to a normal console. Login as your normal user, and then run the command there.

xmodmap only affects X sessions.

Run the command from a non-X terminal.

CTRL+ALT+F2 should get you to a normal console. Login as your normal user, and then run the command there.

xmodmap only affects X sessions so it needs DISPLAY to work outside the X server, like this:

DISPLAY=:0 xmodmap

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answered Oct 17, 2012 at 4:32

Burhan Khalid

Run the command from a non-X terminal.

CTRL+ALT+F2 should get you to a normal console. Login as your normal user, and then run the command there.

xmodmap only affects X sessions.

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