Questions tagged [shortcuts]
Shortcuts are links that allow a user to access a file or folder more conveniently.
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Change close window (ctrl+w) & quit application (ctrl+q) default bindings
Running Ubuntu 22.04.
There are default key bindings to close window (Ctrl+W) and to quit application (Ctrl+Q). These are not changeable through settings -> keyboard. Seems like they are built into ...
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Unity: select link
Have "migrated" from Gnome to Unity (22.04.1),
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ubuntu-unity-desktop
and I must say that after a couple weeks of use Unity appears to be faster and less ...
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How can I configure my side mouse button to show all open applications like it does on Windows?
If you use Windows 10 and have a mouse button where your right thumb grips the mouse you know there is a button right there that brings up all open applications so you don't have to search for the ...
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Remove Ctrl + Alt Shortcut
When I was reinstalling Ubuntu 21.10 a few months ago I was prompted to set a shortcut to switch my keyboard input languages, and I set this to Ctrl + Alt. This combination however, interferes with ...
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LTS 22.04 Issue with the desktop shortcuts
I am trying to add application shortcut to desktop (LTS 22.04) but cannot make it work.
The icon for .desktop file (i.e. firefox.desktop) copied from application folder shortcut has small red ❌ badge ...
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Paste Shortcut not working anywhere on Ubuntu 20.04
I have this weird issue every since installing Ubuntu. The shortcut for copy (Ctrl + C) works but the shortcut for paste (Ctrl + V) doesn't. This issue is across applications and browsers. However, ...
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Custom Shortcut for npm/npx command not working
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I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 with gnome 3.36.8 and I’m trying to set up a shortcut that should run the command npx mira refresh. This should refresh an external monitor. This command works fine in ...
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How to create a keyboard shortcut to specific folders on desktop?
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 and I need to create keyboard shortcuts for folders on my desktop including "Home" folder. I tried creating shortcuts through Settings>Keyboard>Shortcuts. ...
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Desktop Shortcuts Not Working
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and before I've been able to create Desktop shortcuts fine and now I can't when I click allow launching nothing happens. When I move icons I have to click somewhere else ...
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Unexpected cursor movements when trying to move desktop icons
I have been customizing Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS. When I move a desktop icon/shortcut and click it, it doesn't move. Instead, it keeps moving when I move my mouse and when I click it moves into other ...
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I cannot remove two shortcuts in my Nautilus shortcut sidebar
During the Covid lockdown, I did some long-term online substitute teaching for a local school district. I, of course, had a district email and used the district's Google drive extensively. So, I ...
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Super (Win button) + mouse scrolling won't switch desktop/workspace
When I was on wayland I used to switch desktop/workspaces by pressing the Super key and by scrolling with the mouse wheel. How to enable that behaviour in x11? Combinations like Super + Alt left + ...
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Custom shortcuts for pasting multiline text Ubuntu 20.04
I used to use Autohotkey to do this on Windows; I'm wondering if there is a parallel way that I can do this in Ubuntu. I typeset a lot of math using LaTeX which can get pretty tedious and Autohotkey ...
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I don't have the ">" and "<" symbols on my keyboard how to assign a shortcut to type them
I code a lot and I need to easily access the "less than" and "greater than" keys, but for some reason my keyboard doesn't have those two keys. This is the layout that I'm using, ...
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Custom keyboard shortcuts keypresses
I'm looking for a solution to map keyboard shortcuts to keypresses in a gnome DE. In the scope of this question, I'll use the example of mapping meta+2 to F2. It doesn't seem to work with Xdotool. E.g....
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Window snapping shortcuts "Super+Left" and "Super+Right" no longer work after upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04
I've just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04 and the keyboard shortcuts Super+Left and Super+Right to snap a window no longer work.
Is there a way to get them back?
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Ubuntu 20.04/21.10: how to create an app shortcut to a bash file?
i have this bash script: test.sh that i would like to be able to find in my apps and/or as a favorite in my dock.
since i've never done that i relied on:
Execute sh script from *.desktop file?
i then ...
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Rename the Built-In Directory Shortcuts in Thunar
Is there a way to rename the built-in shortcuts in Thunar? In particular, I'm interested in renaming these:
Unfortunately, the rename option doesn't appear on right-click like it does for any ...
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How to create executable [Desktop Entry] icon?
I appreciate that this is a similar question to others, but I am unable to ask any questions as I don't have 50 reputation.
I have tried to follow
Desktop shortcut for terminal command
Ubuntu 20.04.4 ...
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How to create a new file / an empty file using command or shortcut or without command?
How to create a new file / an empty file using command or shortcut or without command?
Like To create new Folder,
shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + N
Right click and create New Folder
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NordVPN Status shortcut
How can I create an icon on desktop in Ubuntu 20.04, which open Terminal and write out NordVPN status in Terminal. Command is "nordvpn status". I have .sh file, but when open Terminal, ...
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Where are desktop icons stored for apps installed from Ubuntu Software?
I'm on Ubuntu 20.04. Every guide on how to create desktop icons says "go to usr > share > applications", but if the app was installed from Ubuntu Software there's no icon in that ...
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Help with custom shortcuts
Hello I would like some help setting up my custom shortcuts (well really finishing it) , so I set up a custom shortcut for Volume Up and Volume Down and it worked.
I set them up and with the correct ...
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can you enable accessibility zoom whith the command line?
Is, there any way for me to use the command line to enable the accessibility zoom or to assign a shortcut for it? or is there a better option to make the screen zoom in and out by pressing a key ...
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change Ctrl+L shortcut to clear screen
I am using Ubuntu desktop and type clear command each time I want to have a clean sheet. I recently found that there is a shortcut for this which is Ctrl+L. However this doesn't function exactly the ...
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Shortcut to launch Spyder does not work
I want to create a keyboard shortcut to launch Spyder. I used as command spyder and I tried different keyboard shortcuts (Super+Y, Super+P, Super+S), and for some reason none of them manages to launch ...
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Shortcut to open the terminal specific directory
I'd like to know the shortcut that lets you open a terminal window in a specific directory just like when you press the left button on it and you click on 'Open in terminal' in the pop-up menu.
Thanks ...
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Switch System Controls [closed]
What are the system controls referenced in the keyboard shortcut section of ubuntu 20 lts. There is two options to switch them directly and to switch them using a quick menu with two settings:
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Ubuntu CLI, replace a long filepath/filename with a shortcut
I have a long path to some of my files and I don't want to type and/or use the Tab-key as much when using it with commands in the Terminal.
So I want to add "shortcuts" to some of them (both ...
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I can no longer drag and drop URL links from the Chrome browser to my `nemo` file manager
I followed my instructions here years ago to make nemo my default file manager instead of nautilus (which is the default packaged with Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, etc).
I used to be able to (for many years) ...
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Customze shortcuts of Chrome profile on the desktop (Ubuntu 20.04)
I'm using different profiles for the Chrome browser and created shortcuts on the desktop (in Ubuntu 20.04). However, I'm trying to customize the icon and description of each shortcut.
At the moment I ...
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Custom Shortcut Not Working Ubuntu 21.10
I wanted to make a custom shortcut to type the "€" symbol since I couldn't figure out how to type it natively with my keyboard. I tried multiple times to type the key, but it never worked no ...
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making a keyboard shortcut to open the screenshots app
I have recently switched from windows 10 to Ubuntu 20.04 everything is going pretty well so far but one feature from Windows I kind of miss was that, when you pressed the print button, an app called '...
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how define custom shortcut in ubuntu to change keyboard layout [duplicate]
in windows, shortcut to change keyboard layout is Alt+Shift. in previous versions of Ubuntu it was available to select this shortcut for changing layout. but in recent Ubuntu versions it is not ...
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keyboard short cut 'E' and 'O' of terminal emulator 'terminator'
I'm not sure this kind of question is acceptable here.
I'm thinking of trying terminator.(https://www.tecmint.com/terminator-a-linux-terminal-emulator-to-manage-multiple-terminal-windows/)
The hot key ...
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21.10 Keyboard shortcut ctrl + shift + alt + up settings are not preserved
In Ubuntu 21.04, I disabled keyboard shortcuts ctrl+shift+alt+UpArrow and +DownArrow because they conflicted with my IntelliJ keyboard shortcuts.
After upgrading to 21.10, my settings are gone.
Also ...
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How do I change which application is controlled by the audio controll keys?
I'm sorry if this is an obvious question. When I have a video open in my browser and an mp3 file playing in VLC, how do I change which application is controlled by the play/pause and forward/backward ...
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Create a shortcut to a virtual enviroment
I have installed Spyder Python IDE in a virtual environment.
For this purpose I used the following command:
python3 -m venv spyder-env
source spyder-env/bin/activate
I have to switch to the virtual ...
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PHPStorm on ubuntu 20.04 does not recognize shortcuts correctly
After reinstalling the system, PHPStorm sees a shortcut Ctrl+/ like Ctrl+..
What I tried and check:
Ubuntu 20.04
PHPStorm Version 2021.2.3
I see that there is a slash in the settings
The layout is ...
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How could I stop using left Ctrl as a way to switch language?
When I update Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, I am asked to choose a shortcut for switching language and I choose left Ctrl. However, now I don't like it and want to change it back. However, why can't I find ...
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settings control by keyboard impossible?
situation:
Having a bluetooth mouse on Ubuntu 20.04, I sometimes attach it to another computer.
When wanting to re-attach, one has to go to settings without an easily reachable mouse and take the ...
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How to fix Ctrl+- keyboard shortcut to zoom out?
I'm using Ubuntu 21.04. The Ctrl+- keyboard shortcut for zooming out doesn't work in any app (Terminal, browser, etc). The Ctrl++ and Ctrl+0 shortcuts work fine, and I can zoom out by clicking the ...
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In Kubuntu, how do I start a new instance from taskbar with meta+shift+number?
In Ubuntu or Windows, I can press win/super/meta+shift+number to open a new application instance that is pinned to the taskbar (the number denotes which app to open). But after I switched to Kubuntu-...
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How to set a custom hotkey to open a specific folder
I have many folders and many folders in the folders, (my work) I want to be able to save some time on: "open home, open X folder then open Y folder then open Z folder."
I just want to click ...
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Change shortcut that restarts X Server (Ctrl-Alt-Backspace)
I occasionally hit this shortcut by accident (for example when using Ctrl-Backspace to remove a word and then switching to another shortcut that involves Alt). This gets me to the login screen and all ...
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is there any shortcut to turn on hotspot?
is there any shortcut to turn on hot-spot. Its to long procedure to turn on hot-spot. Its my daily need procedure. Please suggest me any short cut to turn on/off hot-spot directly.
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Relable Icons in Software Application Dsiplay
When I Click the Software Application Icon the display shows 7 Icons with the label 'LibreOffic...'.
How can I change the lables to clearly show Writer, Draw, Calc, Math, ....
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I've downloaded the zipball for ActivityWatch. How do I make a shortcut in the desktop?
The main exe, aw-qt, comes with an aw-qt.desktop file. But if I just cut-paste it into the Desktop like I would in Windows, it won't work. What should I do?
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Shortcut to program installed via binary installer
I'm looking for a little help with Ubuntu 18.04. I installed a program using the below terminal commands:
su
"password"
cd Documents
chmod +x WatchPower64.bin
./...
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How to change terminal emulator keyboard shortcuts from cli?
I know how to change terminal shortcuts using GUI as it is explained here
However, how to do so from cli?
I want to use Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v for copy and paste.