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Old 08-13-2010, 06:14 AM   #1
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Ctrl+alt+backspace

Hi there.

Some wise guy at ubuntu decided that CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE sequence should now be disabled by default.

I'm desperately trying to get it work again, with no success.

I've added:

Code:
Section "ServerFlags"
        Option          "DontZap" "off"
        Option          "HandleSpecialKeys" "Always"
EndSection
to my xorg.conf (full xorg.conf: http://pastebin.com/QM7FgBHt).

Please help me.

Thank you
 
Old 08-13-2010, 06:22 AM   #2
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Hi,

Have you tried this yet?

Kind regards,

Eric
 
Old 08-13-2010, 06:42 AM   #3
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Code:
setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp
Thank you!

This does the trick, but I'm unable to make it run at startup. I've tried putting it on /etc/xprofile /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xprofile and ~/.xinitrc

I still can't kill my Xorg unless i open a terminal and write 'setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp' before.
 
Old 08-13-2010, 08:44 AM   #4
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Here are three more articles on the ctrl+alt+backspace issue.
http://maketecheasier.com/restore-ct...nty/2009/05/17
http://www.hackourlives.com/enable-r...-04-fedora-13/
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-ena...10-karmic.html
 
Old 08-13-2010, 09:16 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by bigrigdriver View Post
Here are three more articles on the ctrl+alt+backspace issue.
http://maketecheasier.com/restore-ct...nty/2009/05/17
Obsolete: Dontzap no longer exists
Those are the same as in previous post.
 
  


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