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I recently got a framework laptop and I have been customizing it, including changing the touchpad swipe gestures and the keyboard layout. I couldn't find an easy guide on how to re-map the right Alt and Ctrl keys to Home and End, so once I figured it out I decided I'd post it here. I also map Caps Lock to Ctrl, so I have included an optional step here to do that as well.

Create a file in your home folder called “.Xmodmap” nano ~/.Xmodmap

Put the following as the file's contents:

clear control
clear mod1


! right alt becomes home
keycode 108 = Home Home Home Home

! right ctrl becomes end
keycode 105 = End End End End


add control = Control_L
add mod1 = Alt_L Meta_L

If you also want to map Caps Lock to Ctrl, use these contents instead:

clear lock
clear control
clear mod1


! caps lock becomes right control
keycode 66  = Control_R

! right alt becomes home
keycode 108 = Home Home Home Home

! right ctrl becomes end
keycode 105 = End End End End


add control = Control_L Control_R
add mod1 = Alt_L Meta_L

Reload the keyboard mapping: xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap