How to disable Caps Lock key in Linux?

Linux provided a command called “xmodmap” to enable and disable the Caps Lock key functionality. Frankly, i do not understand what’s benefit of disable the Caps Lock key, may be avoid accidentally press on it?

Disable Caps Lock key

xmodmap -e "remove lock = Caps_Lock"

Eisable Caps Lock key

xmodmap -e "add lock = Caps_Lock"

After you issue the command to disable the Caps_Lock key, the Caps_Lock light will not blink any more, no matter how many times you pressed on the Caps_Lock key , funny trick.

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