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Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:38 am**

Package: showkeys
Version: 'master' (for testing)

It is similar to key-mon. Key-mon has more features that showkeys. The advantages of showkeys are:

Doesn't use gtk/gnome.
Uses libxosd to display keys directly onto the screen.
No floating windows that always need to be on top. This is very useful if you're using a tiling WM like Xmonad.
Keystroke history. key-mon has this but doesn't show modifiers. showkeys does using and Emacs style key notation.

Posted: **Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:01 pm**

Showkeys is now available in the testing MX-17 repository.

Posted: **Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:05 pm**

timkb4cq wrote:Showkeys is now available in the testing MX-17 repository.

Seems like you forgot add dependency to libxosd

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mint@mx1:~
$ showkeys
showkeys: error while loading shared libraries: libxosd.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
mint@mx1:~
$

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:46 am**

Oops! MIssed putting a variable in the Depends: line. That's why we have a testing repo.
New version is up now.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:48 am**

That's why we have a testing repo.

+1

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