Linux Keyboard Shortcuts

There a number of system level keyboard shortcuts on Ubuntu 18.04 that can affect your remote desktop experience. If you are using some of these keys then it is recommended that you re-map or disable them.

There are separate keyboard shortcuts if you are connecting to a Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) using RDP, as outlined below.

Disabling the Virtual Terminal Functionality

On the Anyware Software Client for Linux using either Ctrl+Alt+SHIFT+F12 or Ctrl+Alt+F12 will switch to virtual terminal 12, which typically does not exist. This can result in a blank screen. To avoid this you can disable virtual terminal functionality by creating a file /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-pcoip.conf with the following contents:

Disabling the Super Key

On Linux Clients that connect to Windows agents, sometimes, hotkeys do not work as expected. Specifically, the clients inconsistently receive Super key press events if the Super key is mapped to the local system. This issue can be resolved by disabling the Super key on the client machine.

To do this, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install gnome-tweaks
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter overlay-key

Post Installation Configuration

Kernel Network Configuration

The pcoip-configure-kernel-networking.sh script is installed with the Anyware Software Client for Linux. This script tunes the kernel networking configuration to facilitate the network performance required by the Client. You need to run this script after installing the Anyware Software Client for Linux.

  • To do that run the following command:

Prerequisites for Installation

Prerequisites for Installing the Software Client for Linux

There are a few prerequisites to complete before Anyware Software Client for Linux installation will work. The prerequisites are listed as follows:

  • A desktop environment of your choice is required. Kubuntu distributions are bundled with KDE; you can install KDE from other distributions by using this command: