Note that this will only change capslock and ctrl in virtual terminals or when gnome or some other (lesser) window manager is not running.1. chmod 644 /etc/default/console-setup then edit that file. Add an X11 style caps lock modification via:
$ diff -U0 /etc/default/{console-setup.orig,console-setup}
--- /etc/default/console-setup.orig 2009-02-09 03:05:27.000000000 -0500
+++ /etc/default/console-setup 2009-02-09 04:11:20.000000000 -0500
@@ -40 +40 @@
-XKBOPTIONS=""
+XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:swapcaps"you can do “ctrl:nocaps” instead if you want to two control keys.
2. Trick dpkg into integrating your changes:
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setupand choose all the defaults.
To swap capslock and ctrl in gnome do:
System->Preferences-> Keyboard Preferences-> Layout tab-> Other Options (aka Layout Options) -> Ctrl key position-> Swap Ctrl and CapsLock radio button.
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