Ubuntu 14.04 workspace switch hotkeys

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I upgraded my Ubuntu from 12.04 to 14.04 and hotkeys for switching workspaces (Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys) are not working anymore.

I checked in System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts to make sure that they're assigned and they are, but why they are not working? How can I fix this problem?

possible duplicate of How do I turn on workspaces? (Why do I only have one workspace?) — P.-H. Lin, Sep 15 '14 at 14:45
nope, workspaces are already enabled, just hotkeys are not working. — Muodestis, Sep 15 '14 at 14:50
If this was an upgrade the number of workspaces should have remained the same, I believe. — Luís de Sousa, Sep 15 '14 at 14:50

score 13 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 03 '17 at 19:49

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I found the solution myself. It seems that I needed to enable Desktop Wall plugin in Compiz; just apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager, run ccsm and search for "wall" to find the option.

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answered Sep 15 '14 at 15:06

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This answer provides additional details which eventually helped me resolve this. – klenwell Aug 23 '15 at 23:59
how do you do that exactly can you please share details? – Jas Nov 09 '15 at 06:25
same happened to me in ubuntu 16.04 and this solution solved it. thanks – psychok7 Jul 01 '17 at 20:29

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 26 '16 at 15:43

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This has broken for me a couple times now in Ubuntu; most recently after going from 12.04LTS to 14.04LTS (in place upgrade).

System Settings... (gear at top of screen)
Appearance
Behavior Tab
Check box for Enable workspaces

Screen grab of configuration setting for workspaces:

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answered May 26 '16 at 14:34

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 01 '15 at 10:58

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Run these two commands:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install unity

Reboot your system

And after than try Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys. You will able to switch between workspaces.

edited Jul 01 '15 at 10:58

answered Jul 01 '15 at 10:23

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unfortunately doesn't work for me :( I'm able to switch between 1 and 2 while cannot go to 3 and 4 via 1 and 2. In other words I'm able to switch horizontal between 1 and 2, 3 and 4 while I'm not able to switch between 1 and 3, 2 and 4 :( – Hesam Oct 02 '15 at 23:56

Ubuntu 14.04 workspace switch hotkeys

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