Disable the default app key (super+num) functionality on Ubuntu 17.10 and later

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I like to switch workspaces via Super+Number. But unfortunately the default behavior in Ubuntu for Super+Number is to select applications from the dock.

Is it possible to disable that functionality? I've tried overriding the keyboard shortcuts but it doesn't appear to be working.

this works for Debian: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/510376/195308 — Peter Becich, May 15 '22 at 02:25

score 24 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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For Ubuntu 17.10 - 18.10

Run the following command in Terminal:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock hot-keys false

This should disable the default behaviour of Super+0...9.

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Oct 23 '17 at 15:15

pomsky

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This has frustrated me to no end, thank you very much! – Berend de Boer Jan 10 '18 at 18:36
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In 19.04 this no longer seems to work. I've even uninstalled the default dock and it still switches, so it seems to be handled somewhere else. – Per Johansson Apr 23 '19 at 06:46
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@per See this answer: https://askubuntu.com/a/1137705/480481 – pomsky Apr 25 '19 at 02:47
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This worked for me on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS—thank you! – igor May 13 '21 at 08:30

gitaarik · Answer 2 · 2021-05-27T08:59:43.317

For Ubuntu 19.04

In addition to Nolf's answer, you can also set these settings on the command line with these commands:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock hot-keys false
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-1 []
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-2 []
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-3 []
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-4 []
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-5 []
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-6 []
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-7 []
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-8 []
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-9 []

Update:

I'm using Dash to Panel now (instead of Dash to Dock) and got the same problem back again. Now we need these commands:

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/hot-keys false
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/hotkey-prefix-text "''"

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-1 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-2 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-3 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-4 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-5 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-6 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-7 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-8 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-9 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-10 "['']"

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-1 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-2 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-3 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-4 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-5 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-6 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-7 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-8 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-9 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-hotkey-kp-10 "['']"

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-1 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-2 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-3 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-4 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-5 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-6 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-7 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-8 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-9 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-10 "['']"

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-1 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-2 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-3 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-4 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-5 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-6 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-7 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-8 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-9 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-ctrl-hotkey-kp-10 "['']"

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-1 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-2 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-3 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-4 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-5 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-6 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-7 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-8 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-9 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-10 "['']"

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-1 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-2 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-3 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-4 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-5 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-6 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-7 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-8 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-9 "['']"
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/app-shift-hotkey-kp-10 "['']"

And then turn off and on the extension should make it work.

`for i in $(seq 1 9); do gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-${i} []; done` — Chaim Eliyah, Oct 04 '20 at 09:06
`for i in $(seq 1 9); do gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-${i} '[]'; done` (missing quotes around []) — Bibek Shrestha, Apr 18 '22 at 03:29

score 12 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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For Ubuntu 19.04

Install dconf-editor (sudo apt install dconf-editor) and open dconf-editor. Replace the keyboard shortcuts with empty brackets '[]' as shown in the screenshot.

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Apr 24 '19 at 12:59

Nolf

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This works, but the path on 19.04 is `/org/gnome/shell/keybindings/`, at least for me. – Per Johansson Apr 25 '19 at 05:54
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@PerJohansson, you saved my time, thank you. I found out that `/org/gnome/shell/keybindings/` has priority over `/org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-dock/` – Maksym Ganenko May 27 '19 at 10:09

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 25 '22 at 11:48

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For Ubuntu 20.04.4 This was enough:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock hot-keys false
for i in $(seq 1 9); do gsettings set org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-${i} '[]'; done

credits to: @gitaarik and @Bibek Shrestha in: https://askubuntu.com/a/1138322/389523

answered Aug 25 '22 at 11:48

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This works on Ubuntu 22.04 as of March 2023. – lafinur Mar 25 '23 at 19:47

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 23 '19 at 13:30

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In my experience on Ubuntu 19.04 I have to set both

org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock app-hotkey-1 '[]'
org.gnome.shell.keybindings switch-to-application-1 '[]'

in order to deactivate the app launcher shortcut 1. If I change only one of the two settings it does not work.

answered Nov 23 '19 at 13:30

Balint

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Yup. Looks like Ubuntu 20.04 works the same way. You've got to change *both* of them to change the behavior. Thanks! This was driving me crazy. – Silvio Mayolo Nov 25 '20 at 20:26

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