Re: How do I prevent Ctrl+Alt+Q from killing my X server?
Check your XF86Config file in /etc/X11. Look for an option that is
commented out called Dontzap. Uncomment this line. The sequence is
usually Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to kill x but who knows it might work.
-Allan
On Tue, 25 Aug 1998, Eric Hanchrow wrote:
-> I've installed Debian 2.0 from the official Debian 2.0 binary. Things
-> are working well, but while using Emacs, I discovered that Ctrl+Alt+Q
-> immediately kills my X server. This is annoying, because that key
-> sequence has meaning to Emacs. I'd like to tell the server not to die
-> when I type that sequence, but I don't know how. For what it's worth,
-> I've uncommented `DontZap' in /etc/X11/XF86COnfig; that prevents
-> Ctrl+Alt+Backspace from killing the server ...
->
-> Please respond by email, as I don't regularly read this group.
->
-> Thanks!
-> --
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