How to Assign Meta Key to Application Dashboard on Kubuntu 18.04 Desktop

Kubuntu 18.04 Application Dashboard Meta Key Setup

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-step How to Reassign the Meta Key Keyboard Shortcut to the Application Dashboard Widget in Kubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS Desktop.

And the Meta Key Application Dashboard Plasma 5 Widget Setup require just the Execution of two Easy Hacking Commands.

1. 1. Launching Terminal

   How to QuickStart with Command Line on GNU/Linux

   Bash Shell Kubuntu QuickStart Guide

   Getting-Started with Command Line on GNU/Linux Terminal

2. 2. Getting ID

   Then Look into the below Configuration File
   So to find the Application Dasboard ID use:

   grep kickerdash -B10 ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

   The grep Command Search into the File showing only the 10 lines Preceding (Before) the ‘kickerdash’ Target Keyword.

   

3. 3. Setting up

   Finally, to Set Meta Key to Dashboard
   Simply execute:

   sudo kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel,/component/plasmashell,org.kde.kglobalaccel.Component,invokeShortcut,activate widget [WIDGETID]"
   qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin reconfigure

   Just Replace [WIDGETID] with the number found in the Former Step!
   This last command Thanks to Zren.