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


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.


Solution

  • 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