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How to Enable On Screen Keyboard in Ubuntu 18.04

Last updated: July 22, 2019

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In Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, Gnome’s built-in screen keyboard can be enabled via universal access menu.

However, it only triggers automatically in Gnome Activities and Application menu, nowhere else. See the bug. Though it’s marked as fixed, I still have the problem in my laptop.

For those have the same issue, you can install the previous Ubuntu 16.04’s default onboard screen keyboard utility in Ubuntu 18.04 as a workaround.

Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install onboard as well as onboard settings.

Once installed, launch the utility from Gnome application menu.

In onboard settings, set up auto-show, layout, theme, etc and enjoy!

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    3 responses to How to Enable On Screen Keyboard in Ubuntu 18.04

    1. Joshua Schaan November 11, 2019 at 3:55 am

      Thank you so much this helped me out quite a bit

    2. SimoDakha December 30, 2019 at 2:48 am

      Thank you so much

    3. Nanang F. Rozi March 8, 2020 at 5:56 am

      Very helpful. Thanks. Work also in LinuxMint XFCE.