How do I disable the Super key?

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I want to disable the Super key, when I press Super nothing should happen.



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  • The "Super" key (a.k.a. "Windows" key) acts like a meta key such as Ctrl and Alt. In Unity, it's supposed to open the Launcher. To open the applications menu, use Alt + F1. I've no idea how to disable it though.
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I want to disable the Super key, when I press Super nothing should happen.



How can I do that?










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  • The "Super" key (a.k.a. "Windows" key) acts like a meta key such as Ctrl and Alt. In Unity, it's supposed to open the Launcher. To open the applications menu, use Alt + F1. I've no idea how to disable it though.
    – Lekensteyn
    Feb 19 '12 at 12:10












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I want to disable the Super key, when I press Super nothing should happen.



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  • The "Super" key (a.k.a. "Windows" key) acts like a meta key such as Ctrl and Alt. In Unity, it's supposed to open the Launcher. To open the applications menu, use Alt + F1. I've no idea how to disable it though.
    – Lekensteyn
    Feb 19 '12 at 12:10
















  • The "Super" key (a.k.a. "Windows" key) acts like a meta key such as Ctrl and Alt. In Unity, it's supposed to open the Launcher. To open the applications menu, use Alt + F1. I've no idea how to disable it though.
    – Lekensteyn
    Feb 19 '12 at 12:10















The "Super" key (a.k.a. "Windows" key) acts like a meta key such as Ctrl and Alt. In Unity, it's supposed to open the Launcher. To open the applications menu, use Alt + F1. I've no idea how to disable it though.
– Lekensteyn
Feb 19 '12 at 12:10




The "Super" key (a.k.a. "Windows" key) acts like a meta key such as Ctrl and Alt. In Unity, it's supposed to open the Launcher. To open the applications menu, use Alt + F1. I've no idea how to disable it though.
– Lekensteyn
Feb 19 '12 at 12:10










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You can change that in Compiz.




  1. Install compizconfig-settings-manager



    sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager



  2. Hit Alt+F2, type about:config and hit Enter to open the Unity configuration.



    Or run ccsm on the command line.




  3. Change or disable the shortcut for Key to show the launcher as you like to free your Super key:



    enter image description here



enter image description here



enter image description here






share|improve this answer






















  • The tab layout is different now (in 13.04), but you click around you can still find the Launcher setting, and it still works. This is a blessing for Emacs users.
    – user100464
    Aug 6 '13 at 14:32










  • This does not work anymore. I have no idea why but it appears like there is no way to disable the "Super" key showing the "search bar" in Ubuntu anymore (if there ever was a way). I've tried literally everything.
    – Mike
    May 5 '15 at 23:35










  • @Mike, it works for me (Ubuntu 15.04), it's like user100464 said, it's just in a different location
    – david-hoze
    Sep 7 '15 at 19:48






  • 2




    Works for me Ubuntu 15.10. The new location is "Ubuntu Unity Plugin > Launcher"
    – Nathanael Weiss
    Jan 24 '16 at 6:39










  • I disabled "Key to show the launcher", but now a new search felt pops up "type your command" when I press the super key. Ubuntu 17.04
    – Peheje
    Sep 1 '17 at 8:34

















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Execute the following command and then log in Unity desktop environment again.



dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/show-launcher '""'


In Ubuntu 12.04 and later:



gconftool-2 --set "/apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/show_launcher" --type string ""





share|improve this answer






















  • This is great for those of us who don't want to have to install compiz-settings-manager!
    – Programster
    Jul 5 '13 at 21:04











  • Has the way keyboard shortcuts work changed between Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04?
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 16 '15 at 19:33






  • 1




    On Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty), I used gsettings set org.compiz.integrated show-hud "['']".
    – Mikel
    May 12 '15 at 23:43






  • 3




    The dconf write ... worked for me in 16.04.
    – mmoya
    Sep 1 '16 at 9:55










  • @mmoya checked on Ubuntu 16.10 - didn't work: dconf write..
    – yetanothercoder
    Oct 3 '17 at 8:12

















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Just putting the following lines into your ~/.Xmodmap and then log out and log in Unity again.



keycode 133 = NoSymbol
keycode 134 = NoSymbol





share|improve this answer




















  • I suspect that would prevent the user from assigning that key to any other function.
    – Edward Falk
    Nov 12 '14 at 1:02










  • Which is just what I needed. I actually add NoSymbol multiple times on each line in order to suppress its use with other modifier keys. Thanks!
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 8 '15 at 23:25










  • this is the simple thing thanks bro
    – Gujarat Santana
    Aug 4 '17 at 16:06










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You can change that in Compiz.




  1. Install compizconfig-settings-manager



    sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager



  2. Hit Alt+F2, type about:config and hit Enter to open the Unity configuration.



    Or run ccsm on the command line.




  3. Change or disable the shortcut for Key to show the launcher as you like to free your Super key:



    enter image description here



enter image description here



enter image description here






share|improve this answer






















  • The tab layout is different now (in 13.04), but you click around you can still find the Launcher setting, and it still works. This is a blessing for Emacs users.
    – user100464
    Aug 6 '13 at 14:32










  • This does not work anymore. I have no idea why but it appears like there is no way to disable the "Super" key showing the "search bar" in Ubuntu anymore (if there ever was a way). I've tried literally everything.
    – Mike
    May 5 '15 at 23:35










  • @Mike, it works for me (Ubuntu 15.04), it's like user100464 said, it's just in a different location
    – david-hoze
    Sep 7 '15 at 19:48






  • 2




    Works for me Ubuntu 15.10. The new location is "Ubuntu Unity Plugin > Launcher"
    – Nathanael Weiss
    Jan 24 '16 at 6:39










  • I disabled "Key to show the launcher", but now a new search felt pops up "type your command" when I press the super key. Ubuntu 17.04
    – Peheje
    Sep 1 '17 at 8:34














up vote
67
down vote



accepted










You can change that in Compiz.




  1. Install compizconfig-settings-manager



    sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager



  2. Hit Alt+F2, type about:config and hit Enter to open the Unity configuration.



    Or run ccsm on the command line.




  3. Change or disable the shortcut for Key to show the launcher as you like to free your Super key:



    enter image description here



enter image description here



enter image description here






share|improve this answer






















  • The tab layout is different now (in 13.04), but you click around you can still find the Launcher setting, and it still works. This is a blessing for Emacs users.
    – user100464
    Aug 6 '13 at 14:32










  • This does not work anymore. I have no idea why but it appears like there is no way to disable the "Super" key showing the "search bar" in Ubuntu anymore (if there ever was a way). I've tried literally everything.
    – Mike
    May 5 '15 at 23:35










  • @Mike, it works for me (Ubuntu 15.04), it's like user100464 said, it's just in a different location
    – david-hoze
    Sep 7 '15 at 19:48






  • 2




    Works for me Ubuntu 15.10. The new location is "Ubuntu Unity Plugin > Launcher"
    – Nathanael Weiss
    Jan 24 '16 at 6:39










  • I disabled "Key to show the launcher", but now a new search felt pops up "type your command" when I press the super key. Ubuntu 17.04
    – Peheje
    Sep 1 '17 at 8:34












up vote
67
down vote



accepted







up vote
67
down vote



accepted






You can change that in Compiz.




  1. Install compizconfig-settings-manager



    sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager



  2. Hit Alt+F2, type about:config and hit Enter to open the Unity configuration.



    Or run ccsm on the command line.




  3. Change or disable the shortcut for Key to show the launcher as you like to free your Super key:



    enter image description here



enter image description here



enter image description here






share|improve this answer














You can change that in Compiz.




  1. Install compizconfig-settings-manager



    sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager



  2. Hit Alt+F2, type about:config and hit Enter to open the Unity configuration.



    Or run ccsm on the command line.




  3. Change or disable the shortcut for Key to show the launcher as you like to free your Super key:



    enter image description here



enter image description here



enter image description here







share|improve this answer














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  • The tab layout is different now (in 13.04), but you click around you can still find the Launcher setting, and it still works. This is a blessing for Emacs users.
    – user100464
    Aug 6 '13 at 14:32










  • This does not work anymore. I have no idea why but it appears like there is no way to disable the "Super" key showing the "search bar" in Ubuntu anymore (if there ever was a way). I've tried literally everything.
    – Mike
    May 5 '15 at 23:35










  • @Mike, it works for me (Ubuntu 15.04), it's like user100464 said, it's just in a different location
    – david-hoze
    Sep 7 '15 at 19:48






  • 2




    Works for me Ubuntu 15.10. The new location is "Ubuntu Unity Plugin > Launcher"
    – Nathanael Weiss
    Jan 24 '16 at 6:39










  • I disabled "Key to show the launcher", but now a new search felt pops up "type your command" when I press the super key. Ubuntu 17.04
    – Peheje
    Sep 1 '17 at 8:34
















  • The tab layout is different now (in 13.04), but you click around you can still find the Launcher setting, and it still works. This is a blessing for Emacs users.
    – user100464
    Aug 6 '13 at 14:32










  • This does not work anymore. I have no idea why but it appears like there is no way to disable the "Super" key showing the "search bar" in Ubuntu anymore (if there ever was a way). I've tried literally everything.
    – Mike
    May 5 '15 at 23:35










  • @Mike, it works for me (Ubuntu 15.04), it's like user100464 said, it's just in a different location
    – david-hoze
    Sep 7 '15 at 19:48






  • 2




    Works for me Ubuntu 15.10. The new location is "Ubuntu Unity Plugin > Launcher"
    – Nathanael Weiss
    Jan 24 '16 at 6:39










  • I disabled "Key to show the launcher", but now a new search felt pops up "type your command" when I press the super key. Ubuntu 17.04
    – Peheje
    Sep 1 '17 at 8:34















The tab layout is different now (in 13.04), but you click around you can still find the Launcher setting, and it still works. This is a blessing for Emacs users.
– user100464
Aug 6 '13 at 14:32




The tab layout is different now (in 13.04), but you click around you can still find the Launcher setting, and it still works. This is a blessing for Emacs users.
– user100464
Aug 6 '13 at 14:32












This does not work anymore. I have no idea why but it appears like there is no way to disable the "Super" key showing the "search bar" in Ubuntu anymore (if there ever was a way). I've tried literally everything.
– Mike
May 5 '15 at 23:35




This does not work anymore. I have no idea why but it appears like there is no way to disable the "Super" key showing the "search bar" in Ubuntu anymore (if there ever was a way). I've tried literally everything.
– Mike
May 5 '15 at 23:35












@Mike, it works for me (Ubuntu 15.04), it's like user100464 said, it's just in a different location
– david-hoze
Sep 7 '15 at 19:48




@Mike, it works for me (Ubuntu 15.04), it's like user100464 said, it's just in a different location
– david-hoze
Sep 7 '15 at 19:48




2




2




Works for me Ubuntu 15.10. The new location is "Ubuntu Unity Plugin > Launcher"
– Nathanael Weiss
Jan 24 '16 at 6:39




Works for me Ubuntu 15.10. The new location is "Ubuntu Unity Plugin > Launcher"
– Nathanael Weiss
Jan 24 '16 at 6:39












I disabled "Key to show the launcher", but now a new search felt pops up "type your command" when I press the super key. Ubuntu 17.04
– Peheje
Sep 1 '17 at 8:34




I disabled "Key to show the launcher", but now a new search felt pops up "type your command" when I press the super key. Ubuntu 17.04
– Peheje
Sep 1 '17 at 8:34












up vote
17
down vote













Execute the following command and then log in Unity desktop environment again.



dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/show-launcher '""'


In Ubuntu 12.04 and later:



gconftool-2 --set "/apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/show_launcher" --type string ""





share|improve this answer






















  • This is great for those of us who don't want to have to install compiz-settings-manager!
    – Programster
    Jul 5 '13 at 21:04











  • Has the way keyboard shortcuts work changed between Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04?
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 16 '15 at 19:33






  • 1




    On Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty), I used gsettings set org.compiz.integrated show-hud "['']".
    – Mikel
    May 12 '15 at 23:43






  • 3




    The dconf write ... worked for me in 16.04.
    – mmoya
    Sep 1 '16 at 9:55










  • @mmoya checked on Ubuntu 16.10 - didn't work: dconf write..
    – yetanothercoder
    Oct 3 '17 at 8:12














up vote
17
down vote













Execute the following command and then log in Unity desktop environment again.



dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/show-launcher '""'


In Ubuntu 12.04 and later:



gconftool-2 --set "/apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/show_launcher" --type string ""





share|improve this answer






















  • This is great for those of us who don't want to have to install compiz-settings-manager!
    – Programster
    Jul 5 '13 at 21:04











  • Has the way keyboard shortcuts work changed between Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04?
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 16 '15 at 19:33






  • 1




    On Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty), I used gsettings set org.compiz.integrated show-hud "['']".
    – Mikel
    May 12 '15 at 23:43






  • 3




    The dconf write ... worked for me in 16.04.
    – mmoya
    Sep 1 '16 at 9:55










  • @mmoya checked on Ubuntu 16.10 - didn't work: dconf write..
    – yetanothercoder
    Oct 3 '17 at 8:12












up vote
17
down vote










up vote
17
down vote









Execute the following command and then log in Unity desktop environment again.



dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/show-launcher '""'


In Ubuntu 12.04 and later:



gconftool-2 --set "/apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/show_launcher" --type string ""





share|improve this answer














Execute the following command and then log in Unity desktop environment again.



dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/show-launcher '""'


In Ubuntu 12.04 and later:



gconftool-2 --set "/apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/show_launcher" --type string ""






share|improve this answer














share|improve this answer



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answered Jan 2 '13 at 6:53









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  • This is great for those of us who don't want to have to install compiz-settings-manager!
    – Programster
    Jul 5 '13 at 21:04











  • Has the way keyboard shortcuts work changed between Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04?
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 16 '15 at 19:33






  • 1




    On Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty), I used gsettings set org.compiz.integrated show-hud "['']".
    – Mikel
    May 12 '15 at 23:43






  • 3




    The dconf write ... worked for me in 16.04.
    – mmoya
    Sep 1 '16 at 9:55










  • @mmoya checked on Ubuntu 16.10 - didn't work: dconf write..
    – yetanothercoder
    Oct 3 '17 at 8:12
















  • This is great for those of us who don't want to have to install compiz-settings-manager!
    – Programster
    Jul 5 '13 at 21:04











  • Has the way keyboard shortcuts work changed between Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04?
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 16 '15 at 19:33






  • 1




    On Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty), I used gsettings set org.compiz.integrated show-hud "['']".
    – Mikel
    May 12 '15 at 23:43






  • 3




    The dconf write ... worked for me in 16.04.
    – mmoya
    Sep 1 '16 at 9:55










  • @mmoya checked on Ubuntu 16.10 - didn't work: dconf write..
    – yetanothercoder
    Oct 3 '17 at 8:12















This is great for those of us who don't want to have to install compiz-settings-manager!
– Programster
Jul 5 '13 at 21:04





This is great for those of us who don't want to have to install compiz-settings-manager!
– Programster
Jul 5 '13 at 21:04













Has the way keyboard shortcuts work changed between Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04?
– gonzobrains
Jan 16 '15 at 19:33




Has the way keyboard shortcuts work changed between Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04?
– gonzobrains
Jan 16 '15 at 19:33




1




1




On Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty), I used gsettings set org.compiz.integrated show-hud "['']".
– Mikel
May 12 '15 at 23:43




On Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty), I used gsettings set org.compiz.integrated show-hud "['']".
– Mikel
May 12 '15 at 23:43




3




3




The dconf write ... worked for me in 16.04.
– mmoya
Sep 1 '16 at 9:55




The dconf write ... worked for me in 16.04.
– mmoya
Sep 1 '16 at 9:55












@mmoya checked on Ubuntu 16.10 - didn't work: dconf write..
– yetanothercoder
Oct 3 '17 at 8:12




@mmoya checked on Ubuntu 16.10 - didn't work: dconf write..
– yetanothercoder
Oct 3 '17 at 8:12










up vote
10
down vote













Just putting the following lines into your ~/.Xmodmap and then log out and log in Unity again.



keycode 133 = NoSymbol
keycode 134 = NoSymbol





share|improve this answer




















  • I suspect that would prevent the user from assigning that key to any other function.
    – Edward Falk
    Nov 12 '14 at 1:02










  • Which is just what I needed. I actually add NoSymbol multiple times on each line in order to suppress its use with other modifier keys. Thanks!
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 8 '15 at 23:25










  • this is the simple thing thanks bro
    – Gujarat Santana
    Aug 4 '17 at 16:06














up vote
10
down vote













Just putting the following lines into your ~/.Xmodmap and then log out and log in Unity again.



keycode 133 = NoSymbol
keycode 134 = NoSymbol





share|improve this answer




















  • I suspect that would prevent the user from assigning that key to any other function.
    – Edward Falk
    Nov 12 '14 at 1:02










  • Which is just what I needed. I actually add NoSymbol multiple times on each line in order to suppress its use with other modifier keys. Thanks!
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 8 '15 at 23:25










  • this is the simple thing thanks bro
    – Gujarat Santana
    Aug 4 '17 at 16:06












up vote
10
down vote










up vote
10
down vote









Just putting the following lines into your ~/.Xmodmap and then log out and log in Unity again.



keycode 133 = NoSymbol
keycode 134 = NoSymbol





share|improve this answer












Just putting the following lines into your ~/.Xmodmap and then log out and log in Unity again.



keycode 133 = NoSymbol
keycode 134 = NoSymbol






share|improve this answer












share|improve this answer



share|improve this answer










answered Dec 31 '12 at 6:04









FourDollars

71766




71766











  • I suspect that would prevent the user from assigning that key to any other function.
    – Edward Falk
    Nov 12 '14 at 1:02










  • Which is just what I needed. I actually add NoSymbol multiple times on each line in order to suppress its use with other modifier keys. Thanks!
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 8 '15 at 23:25










  • this is the simple thing thanks bro
    – Gujarat Santana
    Aug 4 '17 at 16:06
















  • I suspect that would prevent the user from assigning that key to any other function.
    – Edward Falk
    Nov 12 '14 at 1:02










  • Which is just what I needed. I actually add NoSymbol multiple times on each line in order to suppress its use with other modifier keys. Thanks!
    – gonzobrains
    Jan 8 '15 at 23:25










  • this is the simple thing thanks bro
    – Gujarat Santana
    Aug 4 '17 at 16:06















I suspect that would prevent the user from assigning that key to any other function.
– Edward Falk
Nov 12 '14 at 1:02




I suspect that would prevent the user from assigning that key to any other function.
– Edward Falk
Nov 12 '14 at 1:02












Which is just what I needed. I actually add NoSymbol multiple times on each line in order to suppress its use with other modifier keys. Thanks!
– gonzobrains
Jan 8 '15 at 23:25




Which is just what I needed. I actually add NoSymbol multiple times on each line in order to suppress its use with other modifier keys. Thanks!
– gonzobrains
Jan 8 '15 at 23:25












this is the simple thing thanks bro
– Gujarat Santana
Aug 4 '17 at 16:06




this is the simple thing thanks bro
– Gujarat Santana
Aug 4 '17 at 16:06

















 

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