Disable global Ctrl-Alt-L hotkey in KDE

On Kubuntu 11.10 it's well hidden:

  1. Start System Settings
  2. Under Common Appearance and Behavior, select Shortcuts and Gestures.
  3. Select Global Keyboard Shortcuts in the left-hand panel.
  4. Select the KDE Component: Run Command Interface (important, otherwise you won't see the ctrl-alt-L mapping!)
  5. Select Lock Session
  6. Edit the setting, either choose a different mapping or 'none'.

Under the K menu, go to the Control Center.

Regional & Accessibility | Keyboard Shortcuts | Shortcut Schemes tab, Global Shortcuts tab.

In the search box, type "lock", which should narrow the visible shortcuts and show the Ctrl+Alt+L one ("Lock Session").

Underneath, click None.

Click the Apply button.


On KDE Plasma 5 go to System Settings | Desktop Behaviour | Screen Locking

Here you will find a "Keyboard Shortcut" option. Change it to something else or set to none