LinuxHub » Xorg.conf http://linuxhub.net Making Linux Simple! Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:13:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dontzap: Get CTRL+ALT+Backspace to kill x server in Ubuntu 9.04 http://linuxhub.net/2009/08/dontzap-get-ctrlaltbackspace-to-kill-x-server-in-ubuntu-9-04/ http://linuxhub.net/2009/08/dontzap-get-ctrlaltbackspace-to-kill-x-server-in-ubuntu-9-04/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:16:42 +0000 Vivek http://linuxhub.net/?p=331 200px-X.Org_Logo.svgOne thing that I started missing in Ubuntu for a while was the combination key CTRL+ALT+Backspace to kill the X server. I know the reason for the same was to ensure that naive users don’t lose data/their work by accidentally hitting CTRL+ALT+Backspace on their Ubuntu machine. I am not going to get into the debate of whether it was a right move or not, but all I know is someone like me misses it desperately. And I was looking to find a way to enable it. You can enable CTRL+ALT+Backspace to kill X server using DontZap. You can also set it manually without using DontZAP and by edititing your Xorg.conf file. We are not going to cover that method here.

Installing DontZap

We first need to install DontZAP. Drop to terminal by hitting ALT+F2 and typing “gnome-terminal“.

Type the following command to install DontZAP.

sudo apt-get install dontzap

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Now we need to enable the CTRL+ALT+Backspace functionality type the following command.

sudo dontzap --disable

If you want to disable the CTRL+ALT+Backspace functionality to kill X Server, use the following command at the terminal.

sudo dontzap --enable

Once you have enabled this command, you’ll have to log out and log back in to have the X Org recognize the behaviour.

PS: If you do not understand the implication of this please do not use this tutorial.

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