It seems to me that these files in /etc/xdg are concatenated to create the user config, creating conflicting duplicates. Plus, a couple are upside-down.
Either clearing the conflicting lines in one of them, preferably the /etc/xdg/xfce4 one so we keep the Xubuntu customization intact, or using a script to combine them with prioritized de-duplication in mind should do the trick. In any case, there are wrongly assigned keys (up per down and viceversa) That's why manually changing the shortcuts is a permanent (per user) fix. Let's make Xubuntu better together! :-) grep -i super /etc/xdg/xdg-xubuntu/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml --- OK --- <property name="<Super>l" type="string" value="xflock4"/> <property name="<Super>p" type="string" value="xfce4-display-settings --minimal"/> <property name="<Super>w" type="string" value="exo-open --launch WebBrowser"/> <property name="<Super>m" type="string" value="exo-open --launch MailReader"/> <property name="<Super>f" type="string" value="exo-open --launch FileManager"/> <property name="<Super>F1" type="string" value="xfce4-find-cursor"/> <property name="<Super>t" type="string" value="exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator"/> <property name="<Super>r" type="string" value="xfrun4"/> <property name="<Super>e" type="string" value="exo-open --launch FileManager"/> <property name="<Super>KP_1" type="string" value="tile_down_left_key"/> <property name="<Super>Down" type="string" value="tile_down_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_3" type="string" value="tile_down_right_key"/> <property name="<Super>Left" type="string" value="tile_left_key"/> <property name="<Super>Right" type="string" value="tile_right_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_7" type="string" value="tile_up_left_key"/> <property name="<Super>Up" type="string" value="tile_up_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_9" type="string" value="tile_up_right_key"/> <property name="<Super>d" type="string" value="show_desktop_key"/> <property name="<Super>Tab" type="string" value="switch_window_key"/> --- OK --- grep -i super /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml --- BAD CONFIG --- <property name="<Super>p" type="string" value="xfce4-display-settings --minimal"/> <property name="<Super>e" type="string" value="thunar"/> <property name="<Super>r" type="string" value="xfce4-appfinder -c"> <property name="<Super>Tab" type="string" value="switch_window_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Left" type="string" value="tile_left_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Right" type="string" value="tile_right_key"/> BAD LINE <property name="<Super>KP_Up" type="string" value="tile_down_key"/> BAD LINE <property name="<Super>KP_Down" type="string" value="tile_up_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Page_Up" type="string" value="tile_up_right_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Home" type="string" value="tile_up_left_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_End" type="string" value="tile_down_left_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Next" type="string" value="tile_down_right_key"/> --- BAD CONFIG --- grep -i super /home/user/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml --- CONFLICTING CONFIG --- <property name="<Super>p" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>e" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>r" type="empty"> <property name="<Super>l" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>w" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>m" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>f" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>F1" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>t" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>f" type="string" value="exo-open --launch FileManager"/> <property name="<Super>w" type="string" value="exo-open --launch WebBrowser"/> <property name="<Super>l" type="string" value="xflock4"/> <property name="<Super>r" type="string" value="xfrun4"> <property name="<Super>m" type="string" value="exo-open --launch MailReader"/> <property name="<Super>t" type="string" value="exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator"/> <property name="<Super>F1" type="string" value="xfce4-find-cursor"/> <property name="<Super>p" type="string" value="xfce4-display-settings --minimal"/> <property name="<Super>e" type="string" value="exo-open --launch FileManager"/> <property name="<Super>Tab" type="empty"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_Left" type="empty"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_Right" type="empty"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_Up" type="empty"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_Down" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Page_Up" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Home" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>KP_End" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Next" type="empty"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_1" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>Down" type="empty"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_3" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>Left" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>Right" type="empty"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_7" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>Up" type="empty"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_9" type="empty"/> <property name="<Super>d" type="empty"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_7" type="string" value="tile_up_left_key"/> <property name="<Super>Tab" type="string" value="switch_window_key"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_9" type="string" value="tile_up_right_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Next" type="string" value="tile_down_right_key"/> <property name="<Super>Right" type="string" value="tile_right_key"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_1" type="string" value="tile_down_left_key"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_Left" type="string" value="tile_left_key"/> <property name="<Super>d" type="string" value="show_desktop_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Page_Up" type="string" value="tile_up_right_key"/> DUPED KEY DOWN-UP <property name="<Super>KP_Down" type="string" value="tile_up_key"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_3" type="string" value="tile_down_right_key"/> <property name="<Super>Up" type="string" value="tile_up_key"/> <property name="<Super>Left" type="string" value="tile_left_key"/> <property name="<Super>Down" type="string" value="tile_down_key"/> DUPED KEY <property name="<Super>KP_Right" type="string" value="tile_right_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_Home" type="string" value="tile_up_left_key"/> DUPED KEY UP-DOWN <property name="<Super>KP_Up" type="string" value="tile_down_key"/> <property name="<Super>KP_End" type="string" value="tile_down_left_key"/> --- CONFLICTING CONFIG 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