show/hide windows icon in Ubuntu 11.10
 

:redface: I am using ubuntu 11.10 and can't find an icon or button to show or hide all open windows
Control+Alt+D works, but is there a button available?
Thank u 4 ur help

There is none in Unit 2d or 3d. You must use either Avant Window Navigator or

1. sudo apt-get install wmctrl

Download widget
wget http://webupd8.googlecode.com/files/showdesktop.tar.gz
tar -xvf showdesktop.tar.gz && rm showdesktop.tar.gz
sudo mv showdesktop /usr/local/bin/

Good Luck.

Looks Like either way u have to download file.

sudo apt-cache search filename ... (this will give the exact .deb package name)


Good luck :)

show/hide windows icon for ubuntu 11.10
 

thank u culaterout
I'll try out ur suggestion and keep u informed

installed show desktop but no icon
 

Good morning claterout
I installed (succesfully) showdesktop (awn-applet-showdesktop-0.4.1~bzr1507-0ubuntu1-i386.deb) but I don't know how to use it to show/hide desktop windows, no icon is shown. during installation an icon appeared momentarily but then it was gone.

Should be right click app and add icon