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10 Handy Ubuntu Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know

Saptargha Das by Saptargha Das
May 15, 2022
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If you are new to the Linux operating system and how to learn some handy keyboard shortcuts, then you are at the right place. Here we had listed the top 10 handy Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts.

Ubuntu is a very easy-to-use open-source operating system and one of the most popular Linux distributions. It is user-friendly for new Linux users. So, if you are interested in learning Ubuntu navigation, then follow the article till the end.

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Handy Ubuntu Keyboard Shortcuts

Here is the list of top 10 Handy Ubuntu Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know if you are a beginner to Ubuntu. These keyboard shortcuts will definitely make your life easier.

1. Shortcut to View File Details

Generally, to open the properties of a file or any folder, you will right-click on the desired file, and then further you will click on “properties”.

But to be faster and more accurate, you just need to simply select the file for which you want to display the properties, and then you have to press “Ctrl+I”. You will directly get the properties panel for the desired file or folder without taking off your hands from the keyboards.

2. Quickly Switch Workspaces and Windows

Some users prefer to enable workspaces on their system; if you are one of those, you should also learn to navigate through them. The Ubuntu’s workspaces are arranged in a 2 X 2 grid which is basically an essential additional desktop area.

Therefore, to access the extra space, you need all the arrow keys, which are, up, down, left and right. All these arrow keys are used along with the “Ctrl + Alt” combination.

Therefore, if you want to move the second workspace, then you have to use Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow Key. Similarly, for the fourth workspace, you have to use Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow Key.

3. Close All the Windows of an Application

The default method of closing all the windows of an application is just by clicking on that cross button present at the corner of the window. However, you just have to press “Ctrl + Q”, and you are sorted. All the windows of the application will be closed with only one shortcut, and you do not need to remove your hand from the keyboard.

Moreover, if you want to close a single window, you have to press “Ctrl + W”.

4. Pop up a Command Dialogue Box

If you’re going to open the pop-up command dialogue box, you just need to press “Alt + F2” for more convenience. After that, you can simply begin typing the search items in the boxes. Moreover, if you want to open a terminal window quickly, you have to press “Ctrl + Alt + T “.

5. Switch Between Running Apps

One of the best ways to save your time while working with Ubuntu is by switching and cycling between the already opened apps. There are two ways to switch between the applications.

The first one is by pressing the “Alt + Tab” keyboard combination. On the current workspace, it displays the box with icons of the currently open apps. Each press on the “Tab” key will cycle between the open apps. Once you get the one you want to open, then release both.

6. Hide/Show the Files in the File Manager

It is really easy and faster to edit the config files with this handy shortcut. You just have to launch the file manager and then press “Ctrl + H“. After that, you can easily find the hidden file you were looking for and then hide those all back again after use.

7. Shortcut to Open Trash

If you have deleted a couple of files by mistake, but you just want to confirm once that you did not remove any important files, then you just have to check the trash to confirm it. However, if you are a keyboard friendly user, then doing the same with the mouse will be time-consuming.

Therefore, you can quickly open the trash with a super-easy keyboard shortcut, that is, Super + T. Just press it, and Ubuntu will launch the trash for you.

Note:- The “Super key” is usually the “Windows key” on a Windows keyboard, the “Ubuntu Key” on Linux and the “Command key” on a Mac keyboard.

8. Take a Screenshot

Capturing the screenshot is one of the most time-saving options to save any kind of data, displayed on the screen in the form of an image. To capture any image, you can use “prt sc” (Print Screen). Moreover, to take a screenshot of any active window, you have to press a key combination of “Alt + prt sc“.

After you press any of these key combinations, a dialogue box will be displayed to confirm the storage location of the image. You have to click on SAVE with the correct storage destination.

9. Minimize a Window

If you generally have a bunch of windows open simultaneously, then this shortcut will be handy for you. By default, you can minimize the windows one by one by clicking on the corner button with your mouse. This can be pretty irritating. You can use the key combination “Ctrl + Super + D” or “Ctrl + Alt + D” as a quick shortcut to immediately minimize all the windows.

10. Spread All Windows

If you want to analyze different windows at the same time to get a bird’s eye view, just press “Super“. After that, all the open applications on your systems will spread out on the screen. Therefore, you can easily view what else is running on your computer.

Conclusion

The Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts make life much more comfortable, faster, and accurate with just some key combinations. There are a lot more shortcuts for Ubuntu, but these were the ten most essential ones. Eventually, you will automatically learn all of these over time and use them.

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Saptargha Das

Saptargha Das

An engineer and a gadget freak. I like to pen down my technical knowledge to help everyone know about the minute details of each technology and its implementations.

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