How to set right alt as switch to next input source on ubuntu 20.04

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How to set Right Alt as a shortcut to switch to next input source on Ubuntu 20.04

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 23 '22 at 11:35

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There is option to switch it from terminal:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['Alt_R']"

answered Mar 23 '22 at 11:35

mapcuk

May be there is also way to switch keyboard without pop-up window (I press enter to select the language and the selection window is gone, otherwise you have to wait 3 seconds)? – Daria Romanova Sep 07 '22 at 12:05
@DariaRomanova I agree, that language switch popup is annoying. I avoid it by using Gnome Extension quick-lang-switch@ankostis.gmail.com, link is https://github.com/ankostis/gnome-shell-quick-lang-switch
It was highlighted in Q&A as well https://askubuntu.com/questions/972926/how-to-not-show-keyboard-layout-chooser-popup-when-changing-language-in-gnome-3/1373109#1373109
– mapcuk Sep 14 '22 at 07:52
You are a wizard! – Daria Romanova Sep 22 '22 at 14:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 30 '21 at 08:14

You can do that via Tweaks -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Additional Layout Options -> Switching to another layout.

Note 1: The gnome-tweaks package needs to be installed.

Note 2: Right Alt for that purpose is not advisable if any of the layouts you use includes 3rd and 4th level symbols.

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