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GNOME 3 Ctrl+Alt+D (Show Desktop)

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Mar 15, 20264552 views
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I recently upgraded my system to GNOME 3. In previous versions of GNOME, the key combination Ctrl+Alt+D would hide all open windows and show the Desktop. This shortcut was eliminated from GNOME 3 along with the concept of a Desktop. The Desktop metaphor does, however, exist in GNOME 3 "fallback mod…

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Fix for: GNOME 3 Ctrl+Alt+D (Show Desktop)

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System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Navigation > Hide all normal windows Click the second field which says and type in a key combination of choice (e.g., Ctrl+Alt+D). System restart may be required for changes to take effect.

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