glennr / autokey-osx-ify

Key binding for AutoKey that simulate OSX keyboard shortcuts on Linux

AutoKey Configuration for Ubuntu

This repository contains AutoKey configuration data for Mac OS X keybindings.

Note:

• Switch Alt and Super key behavior
• Windows minimize, Open home folder, Alt-Tab and Desktop switching set through system shortcuts

Pre-Requisites

Install AutoKey:

sudo apt install autokey-gtk;

Verify that the configuration directory exists:

stat ~/.config/autokey;

Usage

1. Navigate to your AutoKey configuration directory
2. Make a backup of the data directory
3. Clone this repository into the data directory

This can be achieved using the following shell commands:

set -x;
cd ~/.config/autokey \
  && mv data data.backup.$(date +'%Y%m%d%H%M%S') \
  && git clone [e-mail]:glennr/autokey-osx-ify.git data;

Then start AutoKey and you should have the shortcuts applied.

Enjoy!

Tested On

• Ubuntu 18.10
• Autokey-gtk 0.90.4

Credits

• viktorot and nikarul for the base configuration
• zephinzer for the quick installation