{"id":9002,"date":"2019-05-31T16:17:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9002"},"modified":"2019-05-31T16:17:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:17:28","slug":"disable-super-num-function-keys-in-ubuntu-18-04-19-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/05\/disable-super-num-function-keys-in-ubuntu-18-04-19-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable Super + Num Function Keys in Ubuntu 18.04, 19.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Ubuntu Gnome desktop when you press and hold the <b>Super<\/b> key and hit a <b>number<\/b> (1, 2, 3, 4,  etc.) on keyboard will launch (or switch to) relevant application window from the left dock launcher. <\/p>\n<p>And this quick tutorial is going to show you how to disable this Super hot-keys in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/super-num-600x345.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/super-num-600x345.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/super-num-450x259.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/super-num.jpg 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First open <b>Dconf Editor<\/b> from application menu. Install it via Ubuntu Software if not installed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-600x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"207\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-600x207.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-450x155.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware.jpg 921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> When dconf editor opens, do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>navigate to <b>org > gnome > shell > extensions > dash-to-dock<\/b><\/li>\n<li>scroll down and find out line says &#8216;<b>hot-keys<\/b>&#8216;.<\/li>\n<li>finally turn off the switch to disable Super + Num keys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turnoff-superhotkey-600x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turnoff-superhotkey-600x275.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turnoff-superhotkey-450x206.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turnoff-superhotkey.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> For <b>Ubuntu 19.04<\/b>, you also need to do following changes in dconf editor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>navigate to <b>org > gnome > shell > keybindings<\/b><\/li>\n<li>looking for <b>switch-to-application-1<\/b>, <b>switch-to-application-2<\/b>, &#8230;, <b>switch-to-application-9<\/b>.<\/li>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dconf-keybindings-600x355.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dconf-keybindings-600x355.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dconf-keybindings-450x266.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dconf-keybindings-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dconf-keybindings.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<li>click to go into the configuration page for each item one by one.<\/li>\n<li>turn off default value, and set custom vaule <code>['']<\/code><\/li>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/disable-switch2app-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/disable-switch2app-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/disable-switch2app-450x254.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/disable-switch2app-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/disable-switch2app.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Ubuntu Gnome desktop when you press and hold the Super key and hit a number (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) on keyboard will launch (or switch to) relevant application window from the left dock launcher. 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