Accessing Virtual Keyboard in Lubuntu 25.04

[prolefeed-studios-g]

I’m trying to set up Lubuntu 25.04 in tablet mode on my Lenovo Yoga L13 Gen 2. I’m trying to set the Virtual Keyboard as the default input when I am using this in tablet mode. Ideally, I’d like to do this from the command line or a script. I cannot find anyway to activate the virtual keyboard in LXQT. I don’t see any settings in Preferences or the LXQT Configuration center. If I use sudo apt install, it tells me that “libqt6virtualkeyboard6” and “qt6-virtualkeyboard-plugin” are installed and already the latest version. The Lubuntu manual doesn’t mention the virtual keyboard at all. So, here are my primary questions:

1. How do I activate the virtual keyboard in the GUI? Is there a button in a text box or something that calls up the virtual keyboard?
2. How do I make the virtual keyboard the default input method from the command line or script?
3. How do I deactivate the physical keyboard from the command line or script?
4. How do I change the default input from virtual keyboard back to physical keyboard from the command line or script?
5. How do I reactivate the physical keyboard from the command line or script?

Ubuntu Version:
Lubuntu 25.04

Desktop Environment (if applicable):
LXQt

Relevant System Information:
Lenovo Yoga L13 Generation 2

What I’ve Tried:

1. Checked to make sure qt6 virtual keyboard library is installed
2. Read Lubuntu manuals
3. Tried to follow the qt6 virtual keyboard documentation on the qt6 site

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[tea-for-one]

There doesn’t seem to be a Virtual Keyboard included in the default installation.

Therefore, this one might be suitable:-

sudo apt install onboard

Preferences > Onboard Settings
Menu > Universal Access > Onboard