If you own a modern non-Mac system, chances are there’s a Copilot key on it.

As a Fedora user, there’s absolutely no way I’d use Copilot. And even if I could, I wouldn’t: I’ve worked at Microsoft yet barely used AI.

However, I do want a working Right Ctrl key for VirtualBox. How do I do that?

Step 1: Enable the Copr repository

You’ll need to import keyd from Copr and install it:

sudo dnf copr enable alternateved/keyd
sudo dnf install keyd

Step 2: Add the Configuration File

You’ll also need a configuration file. This lets keyd know to remap the Copilot key.

First, make the /etc/keyd directory:

mkdir /etc/keyd

Now, add the following in /etc/keyd/default.conf:

[ids]
*
[main]
leftshift+leftmeta+f23 = rightcontrol

You can enable keyd from systemctl:

systemctl enable --now keyd

It seems Microsoft hasn’t learned their lesson from Windows 8: forcing your product does not make it a smashing hit.

Regardless, if you’re using Linux and obviously can’t use a Copilot key, you might very well get Right Ctrl back.