How to display Dash Home by keyboard shortcut

Question

I wish to press Super (or any other key combination) and start typing to launch programs. How do I do it? Thanks

Also, to answer your question. Move your hand over the keyboard, then down near the Windows Key, then put your Index finger on it, press it, and done!. Unless of course you actaully mean another key which then the answer from the user below is what you want. — Uri Herrera, Jan 26 '12 at 05:35
Well, this is embarassing :-) Looks like somehow I managed to unset the key in Compiz Config Settings Manager. — Josef Sábl, Jan 27 '12 at 08:51

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 09 '15 at 18:21

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Super key is the default key for opening dashboard.

You can find more help from this link

or otherwise you can use Compiz Configuration Settings Manager for changing keys

install compizconfig-settings-manager

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

After that open dash and type ccsm, then go to unity plugin option

unity plugin

Change key from here.

edited Dec 09 '15 at 18:21

inanutshellus

answered Jan 26 '12 at 05:27

twister_void

BTW the package is now called compizconfig-settings-manager – andrew Jun 14 '13 at 07:49
I fixed the package above, but the screenshot is also out of date. Now, instead of going to Behavior->Key to show the launcher you go to Launcher->Key to show the Dash, Launcher, and Help Overlay. – inanutshellus Jan 27 '16 at 20:30

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 14 '12 at 09:55

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super key is the default key for "dash home". By the way, press super key and hold it, and it will show you all keyboard shortcuts.

answered Nov 14 '12 at 09:55

gegham

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 16 '13 at 06:58

Super is the key you press to access Dash Home.

    The Super key is equivalent to the windows logo key or the ⌘ (command) key. 
In Ubuntu, it's just another name for the windows logo key.

You can always change mapping of such keys. In Ubuntu 12.04 you can do so from

System Settings -> Keyboard Layout -> options -> Alt/Win key behavior.

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