Keyboard Shortcuts on GNOME

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∟GNOME - Desktop Interface and Environment

∟Keyboard Shortcuts on GNOME

This section lists commonly used keyboard shortcuts on GNOME on Ubuntu computers. Alt-PrtSc-S.U.B forces the system to reboot.

GNOME on Ubuntu offers a large number of keyboard shortcuts in different areas. Some commonly used shortcuts are listed below.

Desktop navigation:

Activities Overview Toggle - Super (Windows).
Switch Application - Alt-Tab.
Cycle Application Windows - Alt-Esc.
Activities-Applications Toggle - Super-A (Windows-A).
Hide Application Windows - Super-D (Windows-D).

Text and selectable items:

Copy and Paste - Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V.
Cut - Ctrl-X.
Select ALL - Ctrl-A.
Undo - Ctrl-Z.

Miscellaneous actions:

Screenshot of full screen - PrtSc. Image file saved in ~/Pictures directory.
Screenshot of a single window - Alt-PrtSc. Image file saved in ~/Pictures directory.
Screenshot of an area - Shift-PrtSc. Image file saved in ~/Pictures directory.
Start/Stop Screencast - Shift-Ctrl-Alt-R. Video file saved in ~/Videos directory.
Force Reboot - Alt-PrtSc-S.U.B. This is needed when GNOME freezes.

Table of Contents

About This Book

Introduction to Ubuntu Systems

►GNOME - Desktop Interface and Environment

►Keyboard Shortcuts on GNOME

gnome-tweaks - The GNOME Tweak Tool

GNOME Application - Settings

GNOME Application - Files

GNOME Application - Terminal

GNOME Application - Image Viewers

GNOME Application - Video Players

Shell - The Command-Line Interpreter

Process Management

Memory Management

Files and Directories

APT (Advanced Package Tool)

Network Connection on Ubuntu

Internet Networking Tools

SSH Protocol and ssh/scp Commands

Administrative Tasks

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