Overview:

Xbindkeys is a program that allows you to launch shell commands with your keyboard or your mouse under X Window. It links commands to keys or mouse buttons, using its configuration file. It does not depend on the window manager and can capture all keyboard keys.

Prerequisites:

* a keyboard with special/multimedia buttons

* xbindkeys

* working X Window, doesn’t matter if it is KDE, Gnome or any other

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~LC