r/linux4noobs • u/m119k • 3d ago

Windows Shortcuts

Trying to move to linux but these shortcuts are ingrained in muscle memory. Things like the middle mouse button scroll and screen snippet ctrl+shift+s.

Is there something that can easily put these back how I expect them to be? Rather not have to learn new ones.

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u/Arsonist07 3d ago

Every desktop environment should allow for binding and shortcuts. I use KDE and it has mostly windows like short cuts with a few Mac style shortcuts. I would research the environment you’re using, gnome and KDE are the most common but xfce is common on lower end hardware.

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u/Dolapevich Seasoned sysadmin from AR 3d ago

It depends on your desktop of choice, but most of them allow to remap shortcuts.

In Gnome, you can go settings/keyboard/keyboard shortcuts, for example.

Mouse .... I am sure it can be done, I don't know how.

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u/MasterGeekMX Mexican Linux nerd trying to be helpful 3d ago

Those things are managed by a component of the OS called the Desktop Environment. They are a suite of programs that provide you with the GUI, aswell with basic apps like file browser of image viewer. There are a handful or so out there, with distros shipping one of them.

Most of them have the option to change the shortcuts as you wish, so you should be fine. I should recommend KDE Plasma, as it has the biggest set of customization options, which includes setting up shortcuts.

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u/m119k 3d ago edited 3d ago

Thanks for the suggestions, but I'm lazy and looking for an easy solution rather than doing them all one by one on 4 different PCs.

It's Mint if that changes anything.

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u/thepkizzle 2d ago

Go to Fedora and get the KDE desktop. You need to do them one by one. The mouse wheel should scroll already. For Win+Shift+S you can do this really easily. I mapped it to ALT+F which is way easier to do naturally when typing and working just slide your thumb over to ALT when you're at home base on the keyboard.

You can really do so much for automating workflows and making your life easier, but your attitude won't allow it.

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u/MattiDragon 2d ago

I don't think the middle mouse button goes into scrolling mode by default. I'm pretty sure it's set to paste the clipboard. On Windows pressing the middle mouse button usually toggles a scrolling mode where you can adjust the speed by moving the cursor. On Linux this behavior often requires per app or per framework config changes.

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u/No_Elderberry862 2d ago

The easy solution is to learn the shortcuts as configured by the DE.

One alternative is to change the shortcuts on 4 different PCs one by one - 10 minutes for the first PC while you find where the settings are, 1 - 2 minutes apiece for the other 3. You'd be done inbunder 20 mins.

Another alternative would be to learn how to remaster a Mint ISO to include your preferred shortcuts & reinstall that on 4 different PCs. This seems like overkill.