xbindkeys: blocks keyboard if started from .xsession

Bug #1276452 reported by Scott Sanicki
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Bug Description

If xbindkeys is started from .xsession it binds to all keys (making the keyboard completely useless).

Reported and confirmed upstream at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=447026

Fixed in xbindkeys 1.8.6. Please update repositories.
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lsb_release -a; uname -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux Sanickiosk 3.8.0-35-generic #52~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 30 17:27:28 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
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apt-cache policy xbindkeys
xbindkeys:
  Installed: 1.8.5-1
  Candidate: 1.8.5-1
  Version table:
*** 1.8.5-1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xbindkeys 1.8.5-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-35.52~precise1-generic 3.8.13.13
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Feb 4 14:04:54 2014
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.2)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF8
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
SourcePackage: xbindkeys
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Scott Sanicki (scott-sanicki) wrote :
description: updated
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