View source for Configure your PAUSE key to lock the screen

I want to lock my screen by typing the PAUSE key. So, here is how I do it under Linux, it depends on your [[distribution]] and your desktop environment:

= Ubuntu =
Select Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> View and Customize Shortcuts -> System -> Lock Screen. Type the PAUSE key, then type "Set". 
This has been tested with Ubuntu 22.04.3.

= KDE =
To set your PAUSE key to lock the screen under KDE,

* [[open a console]]
* call the [[command]]
 systemsettings
* select "Shortcuts and Gestures" -> "Custom Shortcuts" -> "Edit" -> "New" -> "Global Shortcut" -> "Command/URL" -> enter "Pause"

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* click on Trigger -> "None"
* type the PAUSE key
* click on "Action"
* enter
 qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock
or (whatever works)
 /usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker_greet
or (whatever works)
 /usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker --forcelock
* click "Apply"
* test it by pressing the PAUSE key

= See also =
* [[keyboard]]
* [[Configure your multimedia keys]]
* [[first steps after installing Linux]]
* [[first steps on Linux]]