I use alt+f1 to bring up the application launcher, but after I upgraded to Kubuntu 14.04 which shipping with KDE 4.13, alt+f1 is not working anymore.

System Settings -> Shortcuts and Gestures -> Global Keyboard Shortcuts -> KDE component -> Plasma Desktop Shell -> Activate Application Launcher Widget is set to Alt+F1

Any tip to what shall I look for to make it work again?

If you right click on the widget in the panel > Application Launcher Settings > Keyboard Shortcut, and set it to Alt + F1 there, does it work?

I tried to do that, but I got a warning that the shortcut is already in use so I didn't proceed.

I can try later today (not in front of this computer at the moment) and report back.

Thanks for the reply

Okay - if you strike that warning simply override it.

It works if I set it by right clicking on the widget.

Thanks!

However, I am still curious to find out why it is not working otherwise :/

I'm afraid i'm not sure why it doesn't work through the other method - possibly it is broken upstream, or it could be a configuration issue caused by upgrades.

bcooksley wrote:I'm afraid i'm not sure why it doesn't work through the other method - possibly it is broken upstream, or it could be a configuration issue caused by upgrades.

Most probably a configuration issue caused by the upgrade, because I upgraded another laptop and alt+f1 works.

Thanks for you support anyway

I had this problem but it resolved itself after updates.

more info such as which version of Kubuntu and what window manager, updates etc have been applied would be very helpful.

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sudo service tty1 restart

if [CTRL]+[Alt]+[F1] doesn't get you a tty after that (or perhaps even if it does) please post response from:

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ps aux | grep tty

As an alternative, if you've another PC/Laptop on the same LAN as the machine in question and you are desperate for a terminal that won't crash if gdm (or kde or whatever) is stopped or restarted then you can SSH in and get things done - say so if you want to pursue (or checkout) this method and don't know how.

hermantowawan wrote:I had this problem but it resolved itself after updates.

more info such as which version of Kubuntu and what window manager, updates etc have been applied would be very helpful.

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sudo service tty1 restart

if [CTRL]+[F1] doesn't get you a tty after that (or perhaps even if it does) please post response from:

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ps aux | grep tty

As an alternative, if you've another PC/Laptop on the same LAN as the machine in question and you are desperate for a terminal that won't crash if gdm (or kde or whatever) is stopped or restarted then you can SSH in and get things done - say so if you want to pursue (or checkout) this method and don't know how.

This question is about a different issue. Alt+F1 should bring up the application launcher and not change to the terminal.

Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or F2-F7) is used to change to the terminal when you are logged into the desktop environment (KDE in our case).