>>>>> "Carl" == Carl Weidling <cpw@rahul.net> writes:
[...]
Carl> when I type a tilde (~) or quote (') or double quote(") I have to
Carl> type it twice.
Check your keyboard settings in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. It probably
thinks you have a non-English keyboard, where those keys are dead keys
for typing letters with accents. e.g. if you type 'e, you should get an
e with an acute accent.
Carl> Also, the ALT key does not work as a meta key for emacs.
It probably thinks you have a pc104 keyboard, where the Windows keys act
as the meta keys. Switch it to pc101.
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