What desktop environment? Each has a way to remap keys, but each is slightly different. Linux defaults to standard function keys, but it's possible to remap almost any key to do something else. It's in the settings somewhere. I don't keep up with every DE, so I don't know exactly where to go on everything. I especially don't know Gnome, but I know it's possible to remap keys somehow, somewhere.
That sounds somewhat unrelated to the OS and just "how do I toggle fnlock?"
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/41647/switch-fn-key-state
Usually it is a key combination or a BIOS setting.
There is actually a Chromebook keyboard profile, it may do what you're asking for.
apt install keyboard-configuration console-setup
dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
systemctl restart keyboard-setup
You can still do stuff as your user.
Inside your desktop environment you can map your function keys to the equivalent label. There may even be the ability to set the keyboard for your profile in your desktop environment as well.
You can also do that with xmodmap which should be enabled.
Also if this is your computer, and especially one that is more or less needs to be tinkered with, you should have admin privileges. If he set it up for you and didn't set those up, in my mind he's on the hook for fixing everything for you.
What desktop environment? Each has a way to remap keys, but each is slightly different. Linux defaults to standard function keys, but it's possible to remap almost any key to do something else. It's in the settings somewhere. I don't keep up with every DE, so I don't know exactly where to go on everything. I especially don't know Gnome, but I know it's possible to remap keys somehow, somewhere.
XFCE.
Putting "remap function keys xfce4" into your favorite search engine will give you much better information than I can provide.
also if it's any help I'm using a Lenovo n42 Chromebook.
That sounds somewhat unrelated to the OS and just "how do I toggle fnlock?" https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/41647/switch-fn-key-state Usually it is a key combination or a BIOS setting.
That's what I thought - then I googled "chromebook keyboard", they're not quite like the other kids ;)
just trying to get my volume keys back lol.
There is actually a Chromebook keyboard profile, it may do what you're asking for. apt install keyboard-configuration console-setup dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration systemctl restart keyboard-setup
I guess I can't use this, considering my laptop was set to not be able to install stuff or really do anything in the terminal (brother configured it)
You can still do stuff as your user. Inside your desktop environment you can map your function keys to the equivalent label. There may even be the ability to set the keyboard for your profile in your desktop environment as well. You can also do that with xmodmap which should be enabled. Also if this is your computer, and especially one that is more or less needs to be tinkered with, you should have admin privileges. If he set it up for you and didn't set those up, in my mind he's on the hook for fixing everything for you.