Pressing 'D' shows the desktop, how to disable?

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Pressing 'D' shows the desktop, how to disable?

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How do I stop D from showing the Desktop?

When I RDP (xrdp) or VNC (built-in or x11vnc, client-side UltraVNC), pressing 'D' shows the desktop.

Please tell me how to remove this binding.

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I've had the same thing happen. Here's what I do to solve:

Go to System menu -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts

Under the Window Management catagory, select the entry for Hide all normal windows and set focus to the desktop and press the Backspace key to clear the entry

Restart the vncserver session

An alternative option is to use the command line within the session. Paste the following in the terminal:

gconftool-2 -t str -s /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/show_desktop ""

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