$ xev KeyRelease event, serial 25, synthetic NO, window 0xe00001, root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 13397776, (398,81), root:(1360,394), state 0x0, keycode 115 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 characters: "" #### !~/.Xmodmap will execute when X starts. keycode 115 = F40 ! run xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap to reassign the key without restarting X