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Why does alt+left arrow go into tty now? That's a chrome shortcut for 'back' and it keeps taking me to tty or login screen


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    Does it only happen for chrome? It's back for many apps, what happens in your file manager or firefox, ect?

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    Does it only happen for chrome? It's back for many apps, what happens in your file manager or firefox, ect?

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    Does it only happen for chrome? It's back for many apps, what happens in your file manager or firefox, ect?

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Does it only happen for chrome? It's back for many apps, what happens in your file manager or firefox, ect?

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Does it only happen for chrome? It's back for many apps, what happens in your file manager or firefox, ect?

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Jul 29 '18 at 22:07













No longer happens for me after installing all the updates.

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No longer happens for me after installing all the updates.

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