Super key does not open dash on 16.04

Question

Basically I have a duplicate issue of this guy: Super key not working

ALT+F2 opens the "Run a command" shortcut, ALT by itself opens the HUD, but I cannot use any shortcut to open the Dash, which is making Unity very frustrating to use. I can't seem to find a keyboard shortcut setting for it. I can bind other actions to Super and they work as expected, but I don't see any setting to let me use Super to open the Dash...

Try installing compizconfig-settings-manager and under Unity Plugin, "Launcher" tab , check if your Super key is unset. See the screenshot of how it's supposed to look: http://imgur.com/a/aY8PX If it's disabled , there's the problem — Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy, Jan 17 '17 at 08:32

Ponchy · Answer 1 · 2017-03-09T13:42:48.977

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I had the same issue on 16.04.

I used this command to enable Super key for opening the Unity launcher and it worked for me

dconf write /org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/show-launcher "'Enabled'"

edited Mar 09 '17 at 13:42

answered Mar 05 '17 at 02:55

Ponchy

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Yes it worked, the key value was set to 'Disabled' by default – Ponchy Mar 09 '17 at 13:43
it worked after I logged out. – Valentin Waeselynck Mar 23 '18 at 13:04
This should definitely be marked as the answer, worked a charm immediately! – Jordan Mackie May 22 '19 at 13:13

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 19 '19 at 21:48

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I had the same problem and this worked for me in 16.04

Install compizconfig-settings-manager and dconf-editor.

Open dconf-editor: navigate to org > compiz > unity > profiles > plugins > unityshell and change the value of key show-launcher to <Super>.

edited Apr 19 '19 at 21:48

KiriSakow

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answered Jan 18 '17 at 20:58

Hatshepsut

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Would try this but I have since moved to Gnome 3 where the super key works fine. But this sounds like bingo. Wish I could test it out. – leo-the-manic Jan 19 '17 at 02:41
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Minor point: for me, it was org -> compiz -> profiles -> unity -> plugins -> unityshell. – Garrett Apr 14 '17 at 09:26
Didn't work for me because compiz refused to accept the <super> key. Posted a question on the subject: Values cannot be changed in CompizConfig System Manager (CCSM) when using – AlikElzin-kilaka Feb 21 '18 at 07:41

score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 17 '17 at 08:08

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I have seen this happen , I'm not quite sure why but unity sometimes crashes and becomes unclickable.

I workaround it by pressing ALT + F2 and typing

unity --replace

The screen will flash as unity reloads and it should be back to normal.

If that doesn't work you can try resetting your unity config with the following commands, you might need to install unity-tweak-tool first.

unity-tweak-tool --reset-unity
dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
setsid unity

edited Jan 17 '17 at 08:08

Tshilidzi Mudau

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answered Sep 27 '16 at 14:03

Amias

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Didn't help, unfortunately. This has never worked, not even off of a fresh boot. – leo-the-manic Sep 27 '16 at 14:11
i've added some reset instructions – Amias Sep 27 '16 at 14:55

Super key does not open dash on 16.04

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