diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputX11.cpp b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputX11.cpp
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+#include "KeyboardInput.h"
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+// Used to get the compiler to shut up about C4100: unreferenced formal
+// parameter. The cast is to get GCC to shut up about it.
+#define UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( P ) static_cast<void>( ( P ) )
+
+namespace keyboardinput
+{
+static void sendKeyPressAndRelease (const KeySym keySymbol, const KeySym modifierSymbol){
+    Display *disp = XOpenDisplay (NULL);
+
+    KeyCode keycode = 0;
+    keycode = XKeysymToKeycode (disp, keySymbol);
+
+    KeyCode modcode = 0;
+
+    if (keycode == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    XTestGrabControl (disp, True);
+
+    /* Generate modkey press */
+    if (modifierSymbol != 0) {
+        modcode = XKeysymToKeycode(disp, modsym);
+        XTestFakeKeyEvent (disp, modcode, True, 0);
+    }
+    /* Generate regular key press and release */
+    XTestFakeKeyEvent (disp, keycode, True, 0);
+    XTestFakeKeyEvent (disp, keycode, False, 0);
+
+    /* Generate modkey release */
+    if (modifierSymbol != 0) {
+        XTestFakeKeyEvent (disp, modcode, False, 0);
+    }
+
+    XSync (disp, False);
+    XTestGrabControl (disp, False);
+
+    XCloseDisplay(disp);
+}
+
+void sendKeyboardInput( QString input )
+{
+    // noop
+    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( input );
+}
+
+void sendKeyboardEnter()
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+void sendKeyboardBackspace( const int count )
+{
+    // noop
+    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( count );
+}
+
+void sendKeyboardAltTab()
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+void sendKeyboardAltEnter()
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+void sendMediaNextSong()
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+void sendMediaPreviousSong()
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+void sendMediaPausePlay()
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+void sendMediaStopSong()
+{
+    // noop
+}
+
+} // namespace keyboardinput