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Ubuntu Jaunty No Ctrl Alt BackSpace for You!

Ubuntu Jaunty No Ctrl Alt BackSpace for You!

So Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty has by default disabled the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace keysequence for restarting the X Server. For some advanced Linux users, this might be completely offensive. But lets remember that Ubuntu us targeting both existing Linux users in addition to newbies.

To Reverse / Fix

KDE 3.5
If you are using KDE 3.5 in Jaunty, you reverse this change to normal behavior by adding this code to your xorg.conf:

Section "ServerFlags"
 Option "DontZap" "off"
EndSection

KDE 4
1) Install the �dontzap� package (hopefully this step can be skipped in the future):

sudo apt-get install dontzap

2) Launch �systemsettings� and select the �Display� module

3) Click on the checkbox labeled �Ctrl+Alt+Backspace restarts the xserver� and press the apply button.
After that, type in your password. You know the drill.

Thoughts
Sometimes I wonder about things like this begin cropping up in future releases. But honestly, as far as I am concerned, so long as I have the power to re-enable whatever feature was taken away, I dont see a problem here. Others may disagree, but overall I feel confident that this will be a non-issue.

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