Remap keys via xmodmap no longer works

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I recently switched to Ubuntu 17.10 from Ubuntu 16.04.



So far I used xmodmap to remove Caps_Lock and replace it with the backslash-symbol.



This doesn't seem to work under 17.10 (maybe because xmodmap is a X11 app and 17.10 uses Wayland?). Is there another way to get this done?



Thanks in advance



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    I recently switched to Ubuntu 17.10 from Ubuntu 16.04.



    So far I used xmodmap to remove Caps_Lock and replace it with the backslash-symbol.



    This doesn't seem to work under 17.10 (maybe because xmodmap is a X11 app and 17.10 uses Wayland?). Is there another way to get this done?



    Thanks in advance



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      I recently switched to Ubuntu 17.10 from Ubuntu 16.04.



      So far I used xmodmap to remove Caps_Lock and replace it with the backslash-symbol.



      This doesn't seem to work under 17.10 (maybe because xmodmap is a X11 app and 17.10 uses Wayland?). Is there another way to get this done?



      Thanks in advance



      Markus










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      I recently switched to Ubuntu 17.10 from Ubuntu 16.04.



      So far I used xmodmap to remove Caps_Lock and replace it with the backslash-symbol.



      This doesn't seem to work under 17.10 (maybe because xmodmap is a X11 app and 17.10 uses Wayland?). Is there another way to get this done?



      Thanks in advance



      Markus







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          The answer is complicated and and evolving: see https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/292868/how-to-customise-keyboard-mappings-with-wayland for a variety of approaches.



          The GNOME Tweak Tool might be your best bet. https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/417708/108198



          By the way, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS uses Xorg by default.






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            The answer is complicated and and evolving: see https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/292868/how-to-customise-keyboard-mappings-with-wayland for a variety of approaches.



            The GNOME Tweak Tool might be your best bet. https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/417708/108198



            By the way, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS uses Xorg by default.






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              The answer is complicated and and evolving: see https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/292868/how-to-customise-keyboard-mappings-with-wayland for a variety of approaches.



              The GNOME Tweak Tool might be your best bet. https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/417708/108198



              By the way, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS uses Xorg by default.






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                The answer is complicated and and evolving: see https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/292868/how-to-customise-keyboard-mappings-with-wayland for a variety of approaches.



                The GNOME Tweak Tool might be your best bet. https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/417708/108198



                By the way, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS uses Xorg by default.






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                The answer is complicated and and evolving: see https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/292868/how-to-customise-keyboard-mappings-with-wayland for a variety of approaches.



                The GNOME Tweak Tool might be your best bet. https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/417708/108198



                By the way, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS uses Xorg by default.







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