A workaround that I found on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/5620sf/alt_rightleft_arrow_keys_switching_to_virtual/d8g6ux5/
I created /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-dontvtswitch.conf with the following contents: $ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-dontvtswitch.conf Section "ServerFlags" Option "DontVTSwitch" "true" EndSection Now the Alt+Left/Right don't switch to the VT consoles. But as a side effect it's not possible to switch to the VT consoles with the usual Ctrl+Alt+F1...F12 shortcuts either. So this is not good enough... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1508146 Title: alt + left/right arrows switch between tty consoles, cannot disable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1508146/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs