Saving Xsession for the Love of 'keycode 66 = Caps_Lock'

[Fred Roller]

Minty Busby wrote:
> xmodmap -e 'keycode 66 = Caps_Lock'
> I need to add this to my Xsession because I'm tired of typing that every
> time I boot.  I'm not convinced the Colemak community will help me because
> it's a very anti-Colemak idea.  I'm not against Colemak though.  I'm just
> against having no Caps_Lock key.
>
> Honestly, even if you don't have a clue what I'm talking about, can you
> imagine a scenario in which adding that line to the Xsession could cause
> harm?  I plan to add it right to the end, just above exit 0.
>
> However, I can never remember how to convince my computer that I am in fact
> its owner, and that it must do as I say.  How do I edit the Xsession file
> while being able to save it when I'm done without it telling me that I'm not
> allowed to do that because I'm not the owner, the mutinous bastard computer?
>
> Furthermore, will saving it remove its application status?  If so, how do I
> make it an application again?
>
> I took this stuff in school like 900 years ago, and I don't remember.  Even
> if I did, everything has had a lot of time to change in my absence.
>
>   
You can try adding the line to /etc/rc.local (as you know, before the 
exit 0):

    sudo vi /etc/rc.local

or if you prefer GUI:

    gksu gedit /etc/rc.local

either will execute the edit as root.  The rc.local file executes at the 
end of boot sequence in all multiuser boots.

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Fred
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