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I'm very familiar with Mac OS shortcuts and I'd like to use them in Ubuntu also. But the keymap is full of Meta button and I couldn't figure out how to do that. Any solutions?

mtyurt
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You can make to use Win key as Meta

For to do this, go to System Settings | Keyboard Layout | Options... at this point expand Alt/Win key behavior and choose Meta is mapped to Win keys option.

So now when you setup Mac OS X 10.5+ keymap on IntelliJ it should work as you are used to.

For more information about Meta key read this discussion.

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Anton Dozortsev
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If you can't find the option suggested by the other answer as I did, you might need to install the gnome-tweak-tool package (apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool). Then open Tweak Tool and go to Typing > Alt/Win key behaviour and customize it there.

aaronfc
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For Ubuntu 20.04, you should relace the command (aka. Windows/ Win) key with the meta key.

  1. Run sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
  2. Run gnome-tweaks
  3. Click Keyboard & Mouse > Additional Layout Options > Expand Alt/Win key behaviour > Select "Meta is mapped to Win" (2nd last in list)

Screenshot of additional layout options

Ben Butterworth
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