Ctrl+Alt+Backspace for newbies.

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 04:11:00 +0000 (UTC)
Scott Beamer <geekboy at angrykeyboarder.com> wrote:

> Smoot Carl-Mitchell spake thusly:
> 
> > On Fri, 2010-03-05 at 18:33 +0000, Scott Beamer wrote:
> >> Which is harder on your system when X freezes?
> >> 
> >> Ctrl+Alt+Backspace or Ctrl+Alt+Delete?
> >> 
> >> You decide. Oh wait, you can't decide this is Ubuntu...
> >> 
> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XorgCtrlAltBackspace
> > 
> 
> My point is that I first thought it was just "broken" for quite some 
> time, (till someone brought up the fact that no, it' not broken.
> Ubuntu devs just decided to cripple it for you).
> 
> And I'm hardly a Linux newbie.  But those who are (or Ubuntu newbies 
> anyway).....
> 
> In other words, this decision to disable it by default was a poor one.
> 
> Just my $.02
> 
I fully agree with that but it isn't news.  In fact, I do believe
Debian is doing so, too.  It seems that laptop keyboards make it a
fairly common key combo to hit accidentally.

Personally, I don't buy that.  I mean, how many times do you
accidentally hit /three/ keys at the same time?

Cybe R. Wizard
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