Can I disable Unity's Search?

Question

I'd really like to disable the whole search thingy that pops up on screen on ubuntu 16.04 when you press the Super key.

I like the other UI aspect of the OS, and would like to replace the "Search" panel with Albert or a different program.

Is that possible?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Quite possible and requires 2 steps:

1. Disable Super from CompizConfig Settings Manager as key for Dash
2. Set custom shortcut

Install CompizConfig first: sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager. Open it and navigate to Unity Plugin.

Then unset the shortcut under Launcher tab:

Finally, go to Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Custom -> + button and create custom command.

Once you've clicked Apply , click on the Disabled text and press the Super key to make it now correspond to that command. All done !