Ubuntu: Do NOT lock the screen when pressing Super+L

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user1785730 picture user1785730 · Jul 23, 2014 · Viewed 14k times · Source

Whenever I press Super+L (or Win+L) on my Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop, the screen gets locked. I would like to disable this behaviour. In System Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts->System there is a shortcut configured for Lock screen: Ctrl+Alt+L. It works. But I couldn't find where the shortcut for Super+L is configured.

Background: I run Ubuntu in a virtual machine on Windows and use Super+L to lock the Windows desktop, making it superfluous to lock the Ubuntu Desktop. Once I unlock the screen I have to type my password twice: Once for Windows and again for Ubuntu.

Answer

Chris picture Chris · Oct 6, 2014

Unity also has a shortcut to lock the screen, so you need to disable that one too.

disable shortcut screenshot

  • Install and run CompizConfig Settings Manager
  • Click "Ubuntu Unity Plugin"
  • Click the button next to "Key to lock the screen."
  • Disable

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