Questions tagged [shortcuts]
Shortcuts are links that allow a user to access a file or folder more conveniently.
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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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Ubuntu 20.04 - WineHQ 6.0 - Create .lnk shortcut for a program
This link: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/509360
It explains how to add a program to the Wine menu:
wine winemenubuilder /path/to/link.lnk
But I don't have a .lnk file for my particular ...
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Can't delete icons in my desktop
I recently got the ubuntu installed and my desktop was totally clear. There was no icon or folder.
My desktop folder in the "/home/myPC/" was the name "Área de trabalho" but I ...
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.desktop files not visible on Desktop screen
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and whenever i try to copy .desktop files to the desktop they are not visible on the desktop screen although they are when i do "show Desktop in files". What seems to ...
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How do I change the icon of an internet shortcut? [closed]
How do I change the icon of an internet shortcut (to a webpage, not an app), in this case one that will open in Chrome? This change is to be for a specific shortcut, not a global change. If it makes a ...
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Problem Creating Desktop Shortcut to Terminal Linux Command
/usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new is the linux command for creating Desktop shortcuts.
So naturally the first shortcut I need is a short cut to the command:
/usr/bin/gnome-...
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I installed OpenBoard but there's no way to open it
I installed OpenBoard from the software center, it installed, but it's not in my menu so I can't run it.
What can I do about this?
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Putting App Shortcuts on Desktop? [duplicate]
Let's say that I wanted to put Rhythmbox on my desktop and not on my dock. How can I do this? I am on Ubuntu 17.10 with the GNOME Desktop. I already have desktop icons on in the Tweak Tool.
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Browsing to parent directory from symlinks in Ubuntu [duplicate]
When you make a link to a folder in Ubuntu, one cannot navigate to the directory above that link. Is there any way to get around?
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How to change "Hide all normal windows" shortcut?
Now I can use Super+D to hide all windows. I want to change it to Ctrl+D or something like this. I go to settings and set it:
but nothing changes. When I open all shortcuts pressing Super I see that ...
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Minimize all shortcut Ubuntu 16.04
I don't usually ask questions but I can't find a working solution anywhere.
I went to Settings > keyboard > shortcuts > Navigation > Hide all normal windows and changed the shortcut to Super+M to ...
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How to clear all global keyboard shortcuts without "SUPER"?
Is there a quick and easy way that deletes ALL global keyboard shortcuts not involving the SUPER key?
I am asking because in my opinion, the SUPER key is the SYSTEM key. If it is not involved, no ...
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Desktop Shortcut Won't Work after Reboot [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 14.04 LTS installed in a dual boot along with Windows 8.
When I create a desktop shortcut for a folder on a windows partition in Ubuntu using "Make a link and move it to the desktop", ...
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CCSM not saving any changes made
I'm making changes with ccsm to the unity plugin, mainly to disable a whole ton of useless keyboard shortcuts which just take fullscreen applications out of focus and cause other problems.
The changes ...
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Create keyboard shortcuts for certain symbols (like logical operators)
(using Ubuntu 12.04)
currently I'm dealing a lot with logic (not for computer science, though), so my idea was to create specific shortcuts on my keyboard for easy typing.
my idea is to use Ctrl + ...
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How to PRINT a screen using a keyboard shortcut?
Since Windows 95 I have used Alfred Bollinger's PrintKey program to print what is on the screen. I have just started Ubuntu and can not find a keyboard shortcut that will let me PRINT what is on the ...
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How to find a keyboard shortcut, globally: ctrl-shift-P
I've been using Sublime for quite some time now and bringing up the palate with Ctrl+shift+P has always been my go to shortcut. All this in Ubuntu 13.10.
However, I recently lost the ability to use ...
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How to find java path and make a shortcut with jar files?
I'm very new to Ubuntu, installed 12.04 for the first time a few days ago.
So I basiclly got a game (feedthebeast, mod for minecraft). Now the jar file which I downloaded works just fine, but I find ...
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Switching keyboard layout and shortcuts
I often switch from French to US keyboard and the usual key shortcut for application keep on being as if it was French.
Is it possible that the application (Kile is an open application with which I ...
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How to reset bash keyboard shortcuts?
How can I reset the bash shell's Ctrl + C keyboard shortcut? I changed it a few months ago and can't seem to recover it.
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How create a keyboard shortcut for a launcher to bring it on top of windows
I just created a lot of keyboard shortcuts for my programs, like scite, Zend Studio, Firefox, but when I trigger the shortcuts a new instance of each programs is started, but I only wish to bring the ...
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What is an elegant way to install non-repository software in 12.04?
Perhaps I missed something when Canonical removed the "Create launcher" option from the right click menu, because I've really been missing that little guy. For me, it was the preferred way to install ...
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Keyboard shortcuts gone from menus in some programs in Ubuntu 12.04
I have noticed that keyboard shortcuts from GVim and Inkscape are gone from the menus of those programs in Ubuntu 12.04.
In Ubuntu 10.04 these shortcuts were displayed in the menus.
Are there ways ...
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Copy to clipboard does not work in a terminal
Since upgrading to 11.10 and unity, Ctrl+Shift+C does not work anymore. Paste works well, and also selecting the command from the menu. The shortcut is properly defined in the preferences dialog.
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Audio shortcuts stopped working in Clementine
I've upgraded my ubuntu to Oneric and my audio shortcuts are blocked. I use clementine and before upgrading everything works fine. But now, once I want to use my shortcuts a huge blocked sign appear ...
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shortcut to the desktop in the menubar
how do I get a shortcut to my desktop in the menubar?
i.e. a clickable item that minimizes (or the like) all windows that are currently open.
thanks
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Holding Click On Window Titlebar While Changing Workspaces in 11.04
In previous versions of Ubuntu, I could click and hold on a window's titlebar and then use my hot key combination to switch to a different workspace and the window would come with me. However, in 11....
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Unity mouse/keyboard shortcuts for "wall" and "expo"
In Unity, is it possible to set up active borders or keyboard shortcuts to enable the "wall" and "expo" views?
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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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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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scrcpy shortcut
I installed scrcpy and created a shortcut, but the program only runs from the store, how do I create a shortcut with a working startup code ?
The code from here doesn't work...
No application ...
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Disk shortcuts open in text editor rather than file explorer
When I try to open attached disks in the file explorer, it seems to try and open the folder in a text editor. How can I fix this so that the drive shortcut opens in file explorer?
Here is a Screenshot ...
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How to "forced" maximize a window?
For some windows such as modal dialogs which is too small for long texts to display properly, "Maximize window"/"Super+Up" doesn't work but "Maximize window horizontally" ...
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Since I installed Ubuntu 18.04, I can't find the shortcut directories [duplicate]
For most people, they have the shortcut directories on the left and it is easy to access. After my installation, I could not find these shortcuts(Home,Desktop,Documents,Downloads,Music,etc...). This ...
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What command does Ctrl+C execute?
I want to create a shortcut in Ubuntu which would open new tab and search for selected text in Firefox. For example, if I get some error I would select it press the shortcut and the new search would ...
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Why can I launch a desktop shortcut with the mouse, but not my touchscreen?
I have made a .desktop file that works to launch a script I have written:
[Desktop Entry]
Version = 1.0
Exec=/home/me/myscript.sh
Name=My Script
Commment="Run my script"
Terminal=true
Type=...
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Custom shortcuts from bluetooth headset media controls
I have a bluetooth headset hooked up to my Ubuntu 20.04 laptop and the media control buttons (play/pause/etc) work for VLC, but I NEED it to work with YouTube. And while that's the ultimate goal, the ...
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.desktop file execution problem
Having upgraded from 18 LTS to 20 LTS, all of my .desktop shortcut files located in folders stopping working.
Any of the files may be copied onto the desktop, and once I select "Allow Launching&...
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Shortcuts not working after upgrading Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04
I recently upgrade Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 an now I am seeing that over desktop none of the shortcut keys is working such as CTRL+C CTRL+V SHIFT+DEL. Though I am able to able to perform above using the ...
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Dialog box program, the blue font found after tenth option, "Is there a shortcut key or keybindings to those options?"
I used dialog to create a menu that logs time with time warrior commands. My question is about the dialog script, first time I used it, here is what my script looks like.
My question is there ...
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"Downloads" folder shortcut on the left pane of nautilus disappeared; how do I get it back? [duplicate]
"Downloads" folder shortcut disappeared
The Downloads folder shortcut on the left pane of nautilus has disappeared. How do I get it back?
Today, I opened the terminator and removed the "Downloads" ...
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Cut, Copy Paste keyboard shortcut problem on ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I have just installed ubuntu 20.04 on my dektop and when I tried to use ctrl+x, ctrl+c, ctrl+vshortcuts to cut/copy/paste a file/text/folder etc nothing happened. I checked the keyboard shortcuts on ...
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How do I get a USB drive shortcut on ubuntu 19.04 desktop? [duplicate]
Is there a way to show USB drive shortcut on Ubuntu 19.04 desktop ?
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Keyboard Shortcuts for numeric keypad keys
I want to remap the numeric keypad keys so that I can use them for Keyboard Shortcuts. Here's the issue: When I press 7 in Keyboard Shortcuts, it appears as "Home (keypad)." This isn't very helpful ...
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Shortcuts pressing problem on Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
For a long time I was a user of Windows 10, but recently installed second OS - Ubuntu 18.04
For me, the best way to switch language is Ctrl+Shift, so I'd like to stay with it on both systems.
The ...
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Setting the pixel size of super+left/right (split screen)
Hello I am thinking about getting a 32:9 monitor. But before that I would like to know whether it is possible to set the size of the splitted screen.
By pressing super+left ubuntu18 forces the window ...
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How to activate/deactivate synapse with super key shortcut in Ubuntu 16.04?
I want to activate/deactivate synapse with Super key shortcut in Ubuntu 16.04, I tried old solutions in this site but I still can't change the shortcut.
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Sougou Chinese Input loses settings after reboot
I followed some tutorials to install the Sougou Chinese Input using Fcitx on my Ubuntu 16.04 (OS is in English). One of Sougou's default keyboard shortcut is to press shift to switch between Chinese ...
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What is the function of shortcut "Alt + PrtSc + b"? [duplicate]
I find a shortcut Alt+PrtSc+b which can let my ubuntu reboot, but what is the really function of the shortcut?
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Open file in Vim terminal session upon shortcut
I have a bunch of files that I make small edits too all throughout my day.
They are each in their own directory within a common super directory, e.g.:
test
├── foo
│ └── foo.tex
└── bar
└── ...
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