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opensas
Asked: 2018-03-26 23:58:56 +0800 CST

Create custom keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu 17.10 / 18.04

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In previous versions of Ubuntu I could create custom keyboard shortcut to run terminal commands, with something like gksudo reboot for example, and then assign that to something like win+r.

I can't find that option in Ubuntu 17.10 or Ubuntu 18.04 daily build.

Am I missing something?

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2 Answers

  1. Follow the steps below.

    1. Go to Settings -> Devices -> Keyboard.
    2. Scroll to bottom, and click the "+" (plus) sign.
    3. Enter the command and assign a shortcut key.
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  2. For those who can't manage to find the adequate Settings (Ubuntu 18.04 maybe?), run in a terminal:

    gnome-control-center

    ...then follow the procedure that @opensas mentioned:

    1. Go to Settings -> Devices -> Keyboard.
    2. Scroll to bottom, and click the "+" (plus) sign.
    3. Enter the command and assign a shortcut key.
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