{"id":6623,"date":"2017-03-17T13:50:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T13:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2017-03-17T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T13:50:11","slug":"stop-onscreen-keyboard-auto-starting-ubuntu-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/03\/stop-onscreen-keyboard-auto-starting-ubuntu-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Onscreen Keyboard ‘Onboard’ Auto-Starting in Ubuntu 16.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"onscreen<\/a><\/p>\n

After first time launching the onscreen keyboard in the login screen, the ‘onboard’ onscreen keyboard automatically starts up every time when I login, or backup from suspend.<\/p>\n

\"launch<\/a><\/p>\n

The software does not offer an option to enable \/ disable the auto startup feature. So here’s how to stop Onboard onscreen keyboard from auto-launching using the Startup Applications utility.<\/p>\n

\"onboard-onscreen-keyboard\"<\/a><\/p>\n

1.<\/b> Open terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or searching for “Terminal” in Unity Dash. When it launches, run command:<\/p>\n

sudo sed -i \"s\/NoDisplay=true\/NoDisplay=false\/g\" \/etc\/xdg\/autostart\/*.desktop<\/pre>\n
Type in your password (no visual feedback due to security reason) when it asks. The command will show hidden startup applications in the Startup Applications<\/b> utility including Onboard.<\/p>\n
\"show-hidden-startup-apps\"<\/a><\/p>\n
2.<\/b> Launch Startup Applications<\/b> utility, find out “Onboard” and un-check or remove it:<\/p>\n
\"disable-onboard-autostart\"<\/a><\/p>\n
3.<\/b> (Optional) You may re-hide these hidden startup applications by running the command below in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo sed -i 's\/NoDisplay=false\/NoDisplay=true\/g' \/etc\/xdg\/autostart\/*.desktop<\/pre>\n
That’s it. Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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