I recently made the switch to Linux and noticed something strange: whenever I press the Ctrl key by itself, my browser closes. This has happened across multiple browsers, which is really frustrating since I rely on Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for copy and paste all the time. Is there a way to disable this weird behavior?
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You should definitely report this to your Linux distribution's developers. Bugs like that can be a pain, and they might not be aware of it yet.
By the way, just a heads up: Ctrl+C actually has a different function in terminal emulators, where it sends an interrupt signal to terminate processes. For copy-pasting, you can use Ctrl+Insert for copy and Shift+Insert for paste. Those work similarly in Windows, too!
That definitely shouldn't be happening! You might want to try launching your browser from the terminal to see if there are any error messages when it crashes. Sometimes that can give you clues about what's going on.
Yeah, I tried that and nothing weird came up in the terminal. But guess what? A simple restart fixed it! Crazy, right? Even my Alt key was acting up, but a restart sorted everything out!
Good idea, I think I’ll do that now that it’s all sorted out with a restart.