Show Desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 Solution.
shortcut keys Ctrl + Super + D. The "Super" button is actually the Windows button.
However, there are several ways to enable show desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 and we're going to mention the most used.
Show Desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 via CompizConfig Settings Manager:
1) Install and run CompizConfig Settings Manager2) Click on Desktop category on left sidebar
3) Click on Ubuntu Unity Plugin
4) Select the Experimental tab
5) Mark option Show "Desktop Icon" in the launcher
The desktop icon will appear in the Unity launcher and you can click on it in order to show desktop
Show Desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 via CompizConfig Settings Manager:
1) Install and run CompizConfig Settings Manager2) Click on General category on left sidebar
3) Go to the Key bindings tab
4) Find option Show Desktop and click on the button on the right
5) New window will appear where you can select where show desktop will be activated
6) Move your cursor to the corner you have set to show desktop
Using MyUnity:
1) Install MyUnity2) Run MyUnity
3) Navigate to the Desktop tab
4) Select Show desktop icon.
Ubuntu Tweak:
1) Install Ubuntu Tweaksudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa2) Start Ubuntu Tweak
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
3) Select the Tweaks tab
4) Click on the Workspace
5) Here you can bind four action to four corners of your screen. Click on the drop down menu of any four of them and select show desktop.
6) Move your cursor to the corner to show desktop
7) Enjoy !!!!