How to Restore Ctrl + Alt + BackSpace In Ubuntu Jaunty

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on May 17, 2009 1:11 PM EDT
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In most Linux distro (including Ubuntu), the keyboard combo Ctrl + Alt + Backspace is often used as a shortcut key to restart X. However, in Ubuntu Jaunty, this keyboard shortcut was disabled, “to reduce issues experienced by users who accidentally trigger the key combo”, as quoted by Ubuntu. I don’t know how many people will find this a welcome improvement in Ubuntu. Personally, this has caused me a lot of inconvenience as I always depend on it to get myself out of a nasty crash.

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yeah, it's a common typo tuxchick 37 4,203 May 25, 2009 4:42 AM

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