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Ubuntu: Turn off changing workspace with mouse wheel

Stuart Colville

Stuart Colville

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I found the changing with the workspace with the mouse wheel really annoying. To disable it go to System → Preferences → CompizConfig (available if the compizconfig-settings-manager package is installed) and uncheck "Viewport Switcher" which is under the "Desktop" heading.

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