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Enabling Onboard Keyboard in exacqVision Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04 Images

In 2013, the exacqVision Ubuntu 10.04 image was rebuilt, and the onboard keyboard configuration was not in included in the rebuild. Affected images can be easily identified by the Exacq wallpaper displayed on the Desktop. Also, because of an issue with onboard packages found in the Ubuntu repository, the onscreen keyboard was not included in exacqVision 12.04 images created before April 2015.

To enable the onboard keyboard, you must install one of the attached scripts for your Ubuntu version using the following instructions.

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Ubuntu 10.04

To install the 10.04 image, complete the following steps:

  1. Log in to the system as an administrator.
  2. Download the ConfigOnboardKeyboard.sh script attached to this article and save it to the /tmp directory.
  3. Open a Terminal window and type cd /tmp.
  4. Change the script to executable by running chmod 775 ConfigOnboardKeyboard.sh.
  5. Run sudo ./ConfigOnboardKeyboard.sh.
  6. Restart the server.

The onboard keyboard can now be opened by clicking the center key of the mouse.

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Ubuntu 12.04

NOTE: The 12.04 image can also run a script, but it must be run from the local admin account. New packages from a PPA repository are added, which means Internet access is required.

The 12.04 script does the following:

  1. Adds a PPA repository for onboard with updated packages.
  2. Installs onboard and supporting packages.
  3. Updates the LightDM login screen to show the user accessibility applet.
  4. Adds an onboard applet icon to top panel of the user account. The onboard keyboard can be run from that panel.

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To install the 12.04 image, complete the following steps:

  1. Log in to the system as an administrator.
  2. Download the 1204ConfigOnboardKeyboard.sh script attached to this article and save it to the /tmp directory.
  3. Open a Terminal window and type cd /tmp.
  4. Change the script to executable by running chmod 775 12.04ConfigOnboardKeyboard.sh.
  5. Run sudo ./12.04ConfigOnboardKeyboard.sh.
  6. Close the Terminal window.
  7. Log out as the administrator and return to the LightDM login screen. The Universal Access icon is located in the top right of the panel. Click the icon for access to the onboard keyboard.
  8. When logged in to the user account, the onboard icon appears in the top panel. You can move the keyboard around using the cross double arrow key on the right side of the keyboard.
  9. When logged in as the administrator, the onboard keyboard is disabled by default. You must click on the onboard keyboard shortcut on the Desktop.

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ConfigOnboardKeyboard Link: https://support.americandynamics.net/#/file-manager/file/00bde78e-6b3d-4f59-91bb-2769c0d6e0ba/config-onboard-keyboard-sh

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1204ConfigOnboardKeyboard Link: https://support.americandynamics.net/#/file-manager/file/c9764721-227b-4350-a354-10a09448bf8e/1204-config-onboard-keyboard-sh