Chapter 3. Disabling the hot corner functionality on GNOME Shell

Procedure

1. Open the Settings application by clicking the gear button.
2. In the Settings application, go to Multitasking.

3. In the General section, disable the Hot Corner button.

   Disabling hot corner using the Settings application

   

Procedure

1. Create the user profile in the /etc/dconf/profile/user file.

   user-db:user
   system-db:local

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2. Create a file in the /etc/dconf/db/local.d/ directory, for example /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-interface, with the following content:

   # Specify the dconf path
   [org/gnome/desktop/interface]
   
   # GSettings key names and their corresponding values
   enable-hot-corners='FALSE'

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3. Create a file in the /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks directory, for example /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00-interface, with the following content:

   # Prevent users from changing values for the following keys:
   /org/gnome/desktop/interface/enable-hot-corners

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   The configuration file locks down the /org/gnome/desktop/interface/enable-hot-corners key for all users. This key controls whether the hot corner is enabled.

4. Update the system databases for the changes to take effect.

   # dconf update

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5. Ensure that all users log out. The changes take effect when users log back in.