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deadlylife

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Registered: 2008-12-24

Posts: 120

X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

Whenever I hit ctrl+alt+backspace, it does not kill X. I have the serverflag DontZap set to false, but it still won't work.

HashBox

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Registered: 2009-01-22

Posts: 271

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

I've noticed this lately too, know idea what caused it.

wankel

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From: Iowa, USA

Registered: 2008-05-30

Posts: 218

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Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

Post this in your .xinitrc file:

setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

Good luck fellas

Malstrond

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From: Germany

Registered: 2009-06-03

Posts: 98

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

Thanks.
I wonder how long it is before that is disabled too and the next workaround has to be found.

HashBox

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Registered: 2009-01-22

Posts: 271

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

Thanks wankel, haven't tried this yet but it looks promising.

I'm currently living in the console anyway since Xv or something related starting segfaulting my Xorg
I guess I should investigate further but I'm quite happy in the console. Even have a background XD

Lexion

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Registered: 2008-03-23

Posts: 510

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

In the versions of X.org-server > 1.6.0 they have disabled 'Zapping'.

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FreakGuard

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Registered: 2008-04-27

Posts: 103

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

In the versions of X.org-server > 1.6.0 they have disabled 'Zapping'.

> In that discusion it was declared that alt-sysreq-k was "better" [than zap] because
> it's harder to hit accidentally and more reliable due to being implemented
> in the kernel and not X.

... anything more to say?

graysky

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Registered: 2008-12-01

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Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xor … 27t_exit_X

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eldragon

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From: Buenos Aires

Registered: 2008-11-18

Posts: 1,029

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xor … 27t_exit_X

using the hal method does not work for me

EDIT: im happy with alt-sysrq-k tho.....

Last edited by eldragon (2009-06-08 20:23:53)

will1911a1

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Registered: 2008-04-20

Posts: 59

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

Post this in your .xinitrc file:

setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

Good luck fellas

Thanks, wankel, worked like a charm!

allbluedream

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Registered: 2008-04-06

Posts: 155

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

A late follow-up: none of the methods described in the wiki worked for me. Maybe I got something wrong. But if you are using Gnome, there is now a keyboard option for "killing X", and this is working for me.

tkdfighter

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From: Switzerland

Registered: 2009-01-28

Posts: 126

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

I think it would be a good idea if a moderator made this a sticky topic for a few months. It seems to be popping up regularly lately. If you do a search for "ctrl alt backspace" there are plenty of new threads on this.

folletto

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-03-31

Posts: 26

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

allbluedream thanks for that tip, now it works like it should

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Snub

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Registered: 2007-09-09

Posts: 13

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

None of the workarounds listed on the wiki or this thread are working for me any more. The .xinitrc, the xorg.conf, the hal method, ctrl alt backspace still doesn't respond. I'm using Fluxbox if that helps.

handy

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From: Oz

Registered: 2008-03-26

Posts: 719

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

Post this in your .xinitrc file:

setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

Good luck fellas

Thanks wankel, it worked perfectly for me too, (Openbox here).

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hrobeers

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2008-11-05

Posts: 79

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

Before ctrl+alt+backspace worked for me but now it seems to be changed to

SHIFT+BACKSPACE !!!!

This is really irritating, because I did this a few times by accident. Are there others with this problem?

handy

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From: Oz

Registered: 2008-03-26

Posts: 719

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

shift + backspace has no effect on my system.

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wankel

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From: Iowa, USA

Registered: 2008-05-30

Posts: 218

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Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

No problem guys, glad to hear its working out for most of you

hrobeers, try this:
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace Terminate_Server"

scv5

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Registered: 2008-10-19

Posts: 109

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

i thought you could put this in your xorg.conf and it would work? (not able to test right now)

Section "ServerFlags"
      Option          "DontZap"               "false"
EndSection

Nepherte

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From: Singapore

Registered: 2008-09-09

Posts: 427

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

i thought you could put this in your xorg.conf and it would work? (not able to test right now)

Section "ServerFlags"
      Option          "DontZap"               "false"
EndSection

In addition you need to add either:

<merge key="input.xkb.options" type="string">terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp</merge>

to the keyboard fdi file or run

setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp

as is indicated in the wiki.

wankel

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From: Iowa, USA

Registered: 2008-05-30

Posts: 218

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Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

The dont zap thing doesnt work anymore, so you only need to use one of the options that Nepherte has mentioned.

hatten

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From: Sweden, Borlange

Registered: 2009-02-23

Posts: 736

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

> In that discusion it was declared that alt-sysreq-k was "better" [than zap] because
> it's harder to hit accidentally and more reliable due to being implemented
> in the kernel and not X.

Isn't it smarter to start using this one instead of ctrl-alt-backspace if they are going to get rid of all workarounds? Or is there any differences between the two commands?

orjanp

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From: Tromsoe, Norway

Registered: 2004-07-03

Posts: 347

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

None of the above works for me. What can be done?

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handy

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From: Oz

Registered: 2008-03-26

Posts: 719

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

I only needed to put the following in my .xinitrc:

setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp &

With no editing or additions anywhere else & it works perfectly. I use Openbox if it matters.

I don't agree that "Ctrl + Alt + Backspace" is easy to hit accidentally, I have never done it since 1986! 
I don't know why this change was made? 
Either way I can live with it & will adapt when I have no other choice.

Last edited by handy (2009-09-07 23:44:40)

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Goico

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Registered: 2009-09-06

Posts: 16

Re: X not terminated by ctrl+alt+backspace

I prefer using alt + ctrl + bksp .. but I have to confess. I did press those keys accidentally once!
I was using mc on a gnome-terminal, alt + ctrl and a letter to find a directory. Hit the wrong key ... guess what I did next -.-

But I still have alt + ctrl + bksp enabled!