Ubuntu: Do NOT lock the screen when pressing Super+L
Unity also has a shortcut to lock the screen, so you need to disable that one too.
- Install and run CompizConfig Settings Manager
- Click "Ubuntu Unity Plugin"
- Click the button next to "Key to lock the screen."
- Disable
While this is an old question, it still comes up as the top result for searches like "ubuntu disable win+L locking". For future reference, this answer covers a method without CompizConfig Settings Manager.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/531835/how-do-i-disable-lock-screen-keyboard-shortcut-under-unity
In short:
Run gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.lockdown disable-lock-screen true
to disable the lock screen.
However, this will still turn your screen black for a few seconds. This is still especially useful if you are running Ubuntu in a VM, and don't want it to lock when you lock your outer system.