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What does Ctrl + Alt + F10 do on Ubuntu 18.04?

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I have Intellij Idea, which has its own shortkeys bound to Ctrl + Alt + F10, and I got some weird screen blackout after pressing these keys on my Ubuntu.

I was only able to switch my screen back after pressing Super + F2.

What does this key combination do? How can I disable it?

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answered 1 Year ago utschang · Accepted Answer

These keys switch to virtual consoles, in as far as these are active. In a default installation of Ubuntu, no consoles are set up above Ctrl+Alt+F6, which is why you see nothing more than a blinking cursor after pressing that keyboard combination. Hit Ctrl+Alt+F2 or simply Alt+F2 to return to your graphical desktop. You have virtual consoles available on Ctrl+Alt+F3 up to F6.