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I've used the following xmodmap script for years to swap my Left Ctrl and Caps Lock keys in Linux:

remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L

It's also worked in my Windows 8 VM, running in VirtualBox, just fine until recently. Now, the remapping no longer applies to the Windows host - I think it started with the release of VirtualBox 4.3.16. When I try to use the regular Left Ctrl, it triggers Caps Lock in the Linux host.

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  • It looks like you tried to add a solution to this question to a different answer. Just post your own solution as an answer (you are allowed to answer your own question).
    – fixer1234
    Nov 26, 2014 at 2:39
  • Just for reference: there's one bug report about this.
    – njsg
    Sep 28, 2016 at 14:43

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Just install SharpKeys and follow these directions to swap Left Ctrl and Caps Lock. The guest's and host's responses to the two keypresses should then be in sync.

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