Hey there.
I'm new in write bash scripts in fact this is my first one so please be patient . Also english is not my native language but i hope you understand me anyway.

I installed xubuntu on my mothers laptop and every time a new version update gets installed the keyboard doesn't work anymore

i had to reconfigure it by
So to get her the possibility to solve this problem by her self i wrote a small bash script to enable onboard keyboard (to input sudo password & menu navigation) and run this specific command.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
onboard
xfce4-terminal -e "sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration"
killall onboard

The problem i got is that the terminal isn't open all the time. Most time i have to run the script twice then the terminal shows up. I guess i've done a really simple mistake which i just can't see yet.

How can i solve this or is there maybe a more simple way to solve it?

Greetings & Thanks for your help
Apop

---------- Post updated 1st Mar 2017 at 08:49 AM ---------- Previous update was 28th Feb 2017 at 06:11 PM ----------

Tried out some things now like run the onboard command in a seperate instance with
"onboard $" but didn't help.

I also tried

Code:

onboard; xfce4-terminal -e "sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration"

It just feels like the bash "script" gots stuck after executing a command.

The way i want it to work is

The best result i got so far is

Code:

#!/bin/bash
set -e
onboard
xfce4-terminal -e "sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration"
killall onboard
killall reconfig
exit 0

Almost working but still i need to run it at least twice to get both commands be executed.