Ubuntu has made life really easy for Linux users. I decided to make your experience with Ubuntu Linux much more easier with the 40 keyboard hotkeys / shortcuts as found in Ubuntu Linux. The question is who will remember them? Trust me if you use them, it will really increase your speed and hence save a lot of time so i suggest you give it a try as it is worth it.
1) Ctrl+A = Select all (In Documents, Firefox, Nautilus, etc, not Terminal)
2) Ctrl+C = Copy (In Documents, Firefox, Nautilus, etc, not Terminal)
3) Ctrl+V = Paste (In Documents, Firefox, Nautilus, etc, not Terminal)
4) Ctrl+N = New (Create a new document, not in terminal)
5) Ctrl+O = Open (Open a document, not in terminal)
6) Ctrl+S = Save (Save the current document, not in terminal)
7) Ctrl+P = Print (Print the current document, not in terminal)
8 ) Ctrl+E = Send To… (Send the current document to an email recipient or remote location, not in terminal)
9) Ctrl+W = Close (Close the current document, not in terminal)
10) Ctrl+Q = Quit (Quit the application, not in terminal)
11) Ctrl + Alt + F1 = Switch to the first virtual terminal
12) Ctrl + Alt + F2(F3)(F4)(F5)(F6) = Select the different virtual terminals
13) Ctrl + Alt + F7 = Switch to current terminal session with X
14) Ctrl+Alt++ = Switch to next X resolution (Depends of your X configuration)
15) Ctrl+Alt+- = Switch to previous X resolution (Depends of your X configuration)
16) Ctrl + Alt + Backspace = Kill X server
17) Alt+Tab = Switch between open programs
18 ) Alt+ F1 = Open the Applications Menu
19 ) Ctrl+Alt+tab = Navigate through running programs
20 ) Printscrn = PrintScreen
21) Ctrl+C = (when used inside terminal) Kill process
22) Ctrl + F10 = Open the desktop background menu. All other applications will be minimized.
23) Ctrl+Z = (when used inside terminal) Send process to background
24) Ctrl+D = Log out from the current terminal. In X, this may log you out after a shutting down the emulator.
25) Ctrl+A = Home (Move cursor to beginning of line)
26) F2 = Rename the focused object in desktop
27) Ctrl+E = End (Move cursor to end of line)
28) Tab = List available commands from typed letters (Ex: type iw and click tab, output = iwconfig iwevent iwgetid iwlist iwpriv iwspy)
29) Ctrl+U = Delete current line
30) Ctrl+K = Delete current line from cursor
31) Ctrl + Alt + L = To Lock screen
32) Ctrl+W = (when used inside terminal) Delete word before cursor in terminal
33 ) Arrows up and down = Browse command history
34) Ctrl+R = History search (Finds the last command matching the letters you type)
35) Alt + F2 = Open Run Application box
36) Alt + F5 = Minimize the maximized window
37) Shift+PageUp / PageDown = Scroll terminal output
38) Ctrl+L = Clears terminal output
39) Shift+insert = Paste
40) Mousewheel click or 3rd mouse button = Paste selected text (Select any text in any window and paste where you want. Terminal / Firefox / Gnome apps)
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