Brian composed on 2017-10-06 23:31 (UTC+0100): > On Fri 06 Oct 2017 at 16:37:22 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
>> Brian composed on 2017-10-06 20:37 (UTC+0100): >> > On Fri 06 Oct 2017 at 21:19:28 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: >> >> for that matter, even "ctrl+alt+backspace" doesn't work to shutdown the >> >> x server. :( >> > This disappeared from xorg many, many years ago. But it can be re-enabled >> > in Debian. An XKBOPTIONS options is what you look for if you really want >> > it. >> It only disappeared as a default. It was switched to an option. I use the >> same >> method to enable in Debian that works in Fedora and elsewhere: >> # /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf >> Section "InputClass" >> Identifier "system-keyboard" >> MatchIsKeyboard "on" >> Option "XkbLayout" "us" >> Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" >> EndSection > 'setxbdmap -option "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"' in ~/.xsession is less > typing and more user-friendly. 1-That was an "as-is" copy from Fedora on a multiboot system, much easier than typing in an ~/.xsession file that didn't exist. I have no idea whether the match or layout lines would be necessary in Debian. 2-Keyword: "user-friendly". /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf is global configuration, vs. user-specific ~/.xsession. -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Whatever else you get, get wisdom." Proverbs 4:7 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
