Ubuntu 18.04 upgrade has reset keyboard to US, cannot use £ sign in root login or user login
After upgrading to 18.04 when the Virtual Machine boots it has the US keyboard set. User login and root login both share the £ symbol which is no longer available.
The ubuntu system is being run under VMware 12.
I have tried using ALT+0163 but the ALT key is not recognised. I've tried AltGr+Shift+3 but this just produces a # symbol. I've even tried cut and paste between Win 10 and the virtual machine but no dice.
At present I have no access to the VM at all.
Can anyone please help?
keyboard login keyboard-layout
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After upgrading to 18.04 when the Virtual Machine boots it has the US keyboard set. User login and root login both share the £ symbol which is no longer available.
The ubuntu system is being run under VMware 12.
I have tried using ALT+0163 but the ALT key is not recognised. I've tried AltGr+Shift+3 but this just produces a # symbol. I've even tried cut and paste between Win 10 and the virtual machine but no dice.
At present I have no access to the VM at all.
Can anyone please help?
keyboard login keyboard-layout
edited Feb 18 at 22:48
Jeff
798619
asked Feb 18 at 19:25
Steve DaviesSteve Davies
82
Can you use a liveusb to chnage the password.
– George Udosen
Feb 18 at 19:29
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After upgrading to 18.04 when the Virtual Machine boots it has the US keyboard set. User login and root login both share the £ symbol which is no longer available.
The ubuntu system is being run under VMware 12.
I have tried using ALT+0163 but the ALT key is not recognised. I've tried AltGr+Shift+3 but this just produces a # symbol. I've even tried cut and paste between Win 10 and the virtual machine but no dice.
At present I have no access to the VM at all.
Can anyone please help?
keyboard login keyboard-layout
edited Feb 18 at 22:48
Jeff
798619
asked Feb 18 at 19:25
Steve DaviesSteve Davies
82
After upgrading to 18.04 when the Virtual Machine boots it has the US keyboard set. User login and root login both share the £ symbol which is no longer available.
The ubuntu system is being run under VMware 12.
I have tried using ALT+0163 but the ALT key is not recognised. I've tried AltGr+Shift+3 but this just produces a # symbol. I've even tried cut and paste between Win 10 and the virtual machine but no dice.
At present I have no access to the VM at all.
Can anyone please help?
keyboard login keyboard-layout
keyboard login keyboard-layout
edited Feb 18 at 22:48
Jeff
798619
asked Feb 18 at 19:25
Steve DaviesSteve Davies
82
edited Feb 18 at 22:48
Jeff
798619
asked Feb 18 at 19:25
Steve DaviesSteve Davies
82
edited Feb 18 at 22:48
Jeff
798619
edited Feb 18 at 22:48
Jeff
798619
edited Feb 18 at 22:48
Jeff
798619
798619
asked Feb 18 at 19:25
Steve DaviesSteve Davies
82
asked Feb 18 at 19:25
Steve DaviesSteve Davies
82
asked Feb 18 at 19:25
Steve DaviesSteve Davies
82
82
Can you use a liveusb to chnage the password.
– George Udosen
Feb 18 at 19:29
add a comment |
Can you use a liveusb to chnage the password.
– George Udosen
Feb 18 at 19:29
Can you use a liveusb to chnage the password.
– George Udosen
Feb 18 at 19:29
Can you use a liveusb to chnage the password.
– George Udosen
Feb 18 at 19:29
add a comment |
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On Windows machine, you are used to compose with Alt+number. Try Ctrl+Shift+u combination. Then, you can write a Unicode hex input, for pound sing it is 'a3'. Confirm with Enter.
answered Feb 18 at 19:40
Edvard RejtharEdvard Rejthar
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Thank you, this worked perfectly and I now have access to my machine.
– Steve Davies
Feb 18 at 19:47
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On Windows machine, you are used to compose with Alt+number. Try Ctrl+Shift+u combination. Then, you can write a Unicode hex input, for pound sing it is 'a3'. Confirm with Enter.
answered Feb 18 at 19:40
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Thank you, this worked perfectly and I now have access to my machine.
– Steve Davies
Feb 18 at 19:47
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On Windows machine, you are used to compose with Alt+number. Try Ctrl+Shift+u combination. Then, you can write a Unicode hex input, for pound sing it is 'a3'. Confirm with Enter.
answered Feb 18 at 19:40
Edvard RejtharEdvard Rejthar
944
1
Thank you, this worked perfectly and I now have access to my machine.
– Steve Davies
Feb 18 at 19:47
add a comment |
On Windows machine, you are used to compose with Alt+number. Try Ctrl+Shift+u combination. Then, you can write a Unicode hex input, for pound sing it is 'a3'. Confirm with Enter.
answered Feb 18 at 19:40
Edvard RejtharEdvard Rejthar
944
On Windows machine, you are used to compose with Alt+number. Try Ctrl+Shift+u combination. Then, you can write a Unicode hex input, for pound sing it is 'a3'. Confirm with Enter.
answered Feb 18 at 19:40
Edvard RejtharEdvard Rejthar
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answered Feb 18 at 19:40
Edvard RejtharEdvard Rejthar
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answered Feb 18 at 19:40
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answered Feb 18 at 19:40
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Thank you, this worked perfectly and I now have access to my machine.
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Feb 18 at 19:47
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Thank you, this worked perfectly and I now have access to my machine.
– Steve Davies
Feb 18 at 19:47
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Thank you, this worked perfectly and I now have access to my machine.
– Steve Davies
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Thank you, this worked perfectly and I now have access to my machine.
– Steve Davies
Feb 18 at 19:47
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Can you use a liveusb to chnage the password.
– George Udosen
Feb 18 at 19:29