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This is a list of keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu 8.10 that will make your life easier. This list includes the GNOME Desktop, Nautilus, and FireFox 3.

Desktop

• Ctrl + Alt + Delete » Log Out
• Ctrl + Alt + L » Lock Screen
• Alt + F1 » Open Panel Menu
• Alt + F2 » Run Application Dialog
• Print » Screenshot
• Alt + Print » Screenshot of a window
• Shift + Alt + Up » Initiate Window Picker (Use the up, down, right, left arrows to pick)
• Alt + Tab » Move between windows with popup visual chooser
• Ctrl + Alt + D » Show Desktop

Window Management

• Alt + F10 » Maximize Window
• Alt + F5 » Unmaximize Window
• Alt + F4 » Close Window
• Alt + F9 » Minimize Window
• Alt + F7 » Move Window
• Alt + F8 » Resize Window
• Alt + Space » Activate the menu for the current window

Nautilus

• Shift+Ctrl+N » Create New Folder
• Ctrl+T » Delete (to Trash)
• Shift+Right Arrow » Open Directory
• Shift+Left Arrow » Close Directory
• Alt+ENTER » File/Folder Properties
• Ctrl+1 » Toggle View As Icons
• Ctrl+2 » Toggle View As List
• Ctrl+S » Select Pattern
• F2 » Rename File
• Ctrl+A » Select All
• Ctrl+W » Close Window
• Ctrl+Shift+W » Close All Nautilus Windows
• Ctrl+R » Reload Nautilus Window
• Alt+Up Arrow » Open Parent
• Alt+Left Arrow » Back
• Alt+Right Arrow » Forward
• Alt+Home » Home Folder
• Ctrl+L » Location Bar
• F9 » Toggle Sidepane
• Ctrl+H » Show Hidden Files
• Ctrl++ » Zoom In
• Ctrl+- » Zoom Out
• Ctrl+0 » Normal Size

FireFox 3

• Alt+Left Arrow » Back
• Alt+Right Arrow » Forward
• Alt+Home » Home
• Ctrl+L » Select the Address Bar
• F6 » Select the Address Bar
• Ctrl+K » Select the Search Bar
• Ctrl+K+Down Arrow » toggle Switch Search Engine in Use
• Ctrl+K+Up Arrow » Switch Search Engine in Use
• Ctrl+T » Open New Tab
• Ctrl+W » Close Current Tab
• Ctrl+Page Up » View the Previous Tab
• Ctrl+Page Down » View the Next Tab
• Ctrl+Tab » View the Next Tab
• Alt+Num (1, 2, 3, etc) » Switch to Tab #
• Ctrl+Shift+T » Open Recently Closed Tabs
• Ctrl+R » Refresh (Current Tab)
• Ctrl+Shift+R » Force Refresh (Current Tab)
• Ctrl+U » View Source (Current Tab)

If you have any others shortcuts that you believe should be on this list, please post them in a comment below!