How do I hide all windows in Ubuntu 18.04 by one click?

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Just updated my Ubuntu to 18.04, but I couldn't find how to hide all windows with one click by the icon. In 16.04 it was something like "show Desktop" icon on the Ubuntu dock (left sidebar).

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 07 '18 at 00:06

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Change this setting:

Settings -> Devices -> Keyboard -> Navigation -> Hide all normal windows

This is the setting you need.

edited Sep 07 '18 at 00:06

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answered Sep 06 '18 at 21:10

mk1024

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Thank you but I needed the icon in the sidebar (similar like in windows). – Zhi V Sep 06 '18 at 21:13

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 06 '18 at 21:14

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Just press Super (the "Windows" key) + D to immediately hide all of the open windows, and the same again to bring them back...

answered Sep 06 '18 at 21:14

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Super+D seems to be disabled by default in Ubuntu 18.04. I had to change this in the settings (as explained in the answer by mk1024). – Håvard Tveite Oct 09 '18 at 23:04
How strange - it was ENABLED by default for me (and no this wasn't an upgrade - I "clean" install new Ubuntu LTS versions)! – Gregory Opera Oct 16 '18 at 09:25
I think mine was an upgrade, perhaps that explains it. – Håvard Tveite Oct 16 '18 at 14:32

How do I hide all windows in Ubuntu 18.04 by one click?

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