I am pretty much used to Windows Key + L shortcut to lock the screen. Ubuntu has a nice config app to change key bindings. Unfortunately I could not find similar app in Lubuntu.
How can I change key-bindings in Lubuntu?
I am pretty much used to Windows Key + L shortcut to lock the screen. Ubuntu has a nice config app to change key bindings. Unfortunately I could not find similar app in Lubuntu.
How can I change key-bindings in Lubuntu?
If you want to do modifications to your keybinding in Lubuntu than have a look into
less ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml
There you will find all the present key-bindings.Unfortunately Lubuntu Openbox Configuration Manager does not have a "Keyboard" pane. You could install and use
xbindkeys-config
graphical tool for remapping keyboard, however I found it confusing and impractical for Lubuntu. No worry - editing key bindings in command line is pretty straightforward:The beginning of the file says:
Don't worry, you can edit this file. It actually has been copied on creation of your user account and you can safely search for lock screen section, on
vim
on command mode use:Then you will see something like this:
Change it to:
the mark
<!-- -->
denotes a comment, so you can make notes inside, to be able to remember how to change it back if you wish.Then save changes, reboot and you'll be able to lock the screen with Windows + L.