How to show language chooser with Alt+Shift in Ubuntu 18.04

Question

In my Ubuntu 18.04, I set switching languages by Super+Space, as shown in

Settings->Devices->Keyboard->"Switch to next input source"

and in the picture below, but it doesn't allow me to change keyboard layout with Alt+Shift as I used to do.

I can do it using Gnome Tweaks as shown below:

When I press Alt+Shift, the language is switching but the language chooser doesn't appear, unlike Super+Space as per picture below:

How can I have language chooser shown by pressing Alt+Shift, please?

Does this answer your question? Ubuntu 17.10 and later: can't change the input switching shortcut to alt+shift — Daniel T, Feb 27 '24 at 05:25

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 11 '21 at 11:44

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You can use this command to achieve what you want

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['<Alt>Shift_L']"

answered Apr 11 '21 at 11:44

waifu_anton

does this make the language chooser appear, or just set the keybinding? – Zanna May 30 '21 at 13:08
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The language chooser appears – waifu_anton May 31 '21 at 15:56

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