Using Mac-OS shortcuts in Intellij IDEA with Ubuntu

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I'm very familiar with Mac OS shortcuts and I'd like to use them in Ubuntu also. But the keymap is full of Meta button and I couldn't figure out how to do that. Any solutions?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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You can make to use `Win` key as `Meta`

For to do this, go to System Settings | Keyboard Layout | Options... at this point expand Alt/Win key behavior and choose Meta is mapped to Win keys option.

So now when you setup Mac OS X 10.5+ keymap on IntelliJ it should work as you are used to.

For more information about Meta key read this discussion.

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Nov 02 '15 at 15:51

Anton Dozortsev

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Any chance you could provide the updated location on where to find these settings in 16.04? – fIwJlxSzApHEZIl Aug 21 '17 at 21:54

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered May 11 '16 at 15:57

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If you can't find the option suggested by the other answer as I did, you might need to install the gnome-tweak-tool package (apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool). Then open Tweak Tool and go to Typing > Alt/Win key behaviour and customize it there.

answered May 11 '16 at 15:57

aaronfc

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 31 '21 at 09:07

For Ubuntu 20.04, you should relace the command (aka. Windows/ Win) key with the meta key.

Run sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
Run gnome-tweaks
Click Keyboard & Mouse > Additional Layout Options > Expand Alt/Win key behaviour > Select "Meta is mapped to Win" (2nd last in list)

Using Mac-OS shortcuts in Intellij IDEA with Ubuntu

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You can make to use Win key as Meta

You can make to use `Win` key as `Meta`