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Christian
Asked: 2021-05-02 06:43:30 +0800 CST

Why am I getting locked into 'Activities/Overview' after Super Key on Ubuntu 21.04

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I may have missed something here, but after I upgraded to 21.04 I randomly get locked into "Activities/Overview" after I press Super Key. I can still open and close applications but I am not able to get back to normal desktop and end up having to log out and in again. It may be that I hit another key in addition to the Super Key thus triggering it, but I am not able to reproduce it, it happens randomly, and I am not able to get out if it without logging out.

Am I missing a key combo here and this is a feature, or is it a bug, and what could I do to prevent it from happening or how do I get out of it if/when it does?

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  1. Best Answer

    This appears to be a bug in the current Ubuntu 21.04 release.

    If you are using XOrg, you can restart GNOME shell.

    Type AltF2, then type the r key in the "Run a Command" dialog and press Enter.

    This will restart GNOME Shell, and you do not have to log out or lose your work.

    To use XOrg instead of Wayland...

    1. On the GDM Login Screen, click your user name
    2. Before entering the password, click the gear icon at the bottom right of the screen
    3. Select "Ubuntu on Xorg"
    4. Type your user's password, and press Enter

    To verify you are using XOrg...

    1. Open System Settings
    2. Select "About" from the left panel
    3. Confirm "Windowing System" is "X11"

    The next time you log in with this user, Ubuntu will default to XOrg.

    Then, if you ever get locked in the Activities Overview, simply restart GNOME Shell using the procedure above.

    IMPORTANT

    I've opened a bug report, Unable to exit Activities Overview in Ubuntu 21.04, for this issue against gnome-shell.

    If you are impacted by this issue, it is critical that you create an account on Launchpad and mark yourself as impacted.

    If the developers do not know that multiple users are affected and are looking for a fix, they will not fix this bug.

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