Ubuntu – How to unbind ALT in Lubuntu (LXDE)

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In Ubuntu when I hovered my mouse over VirtualBox and held the ALT key, it was sent to VirtualBox OS.

However, in Lubuntu (LXDE), when I hold the ALT key, it wants to switch between desktops and I can't use the ALT key inside VirtualBox.

How do I disable/unbind the ALT in LXDE, so it works in the VirtualBox window?

Best Answer

Unlike Gnome - the keybinding and mouse binding is controlled by a configuration file created when you first login - ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml

Open the file:

leafpad ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml

search for 

<context name="Desktop">

Just below this are the statements highlighted:

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Replace A-Up with A-S-Up and A-Down with A-S-Down

Alternatively just delete the lines below if you no longer want any ALT key mappings.

<mousebind>....</mousebind>

You should be able to move between desktops with ALT+SHIFT and Clicking.

You will also note if you search for A-Up & A-Down there are various other similar mousebind XML tag situations where Alt and click are used - you could also think about changing these mappings to be consistent.

Save the file, logout and login to test the new key-mappings

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