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I'd like to know if there is a way to minimize all windows by clicking on a random part of the desktop (if the desktop is not completely hidden by the windows).

pomsky
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Gennaro Arguzzi
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A bit late,

but I found a gnome extension that add a little button in the top bar to do that

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how to install a gnome extension

orkeilius
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  • More details are needed to make this an answer. Where to find the app? How to install the app? Where in the app is this setting? That info would make this an answer. – David Apr 07 '23 at 09:25
  • Hello @orkeilius, please add the informations required by David; they are fundamental in order to understand how to use it. – Gennaro Arguzzi Apr 07 '23 at 17:29
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The goal can be reached by installing the gnome extension Minimize All; it can be installed by following these steps.

  1. Log into the Linux device

  2. Execute the following commands in a terminal in order to install gnome tweaks:

         # install gnome tweaks utility
     sudo apt update
     sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
     # create the extensions directory
     mkdir /.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions -p
     # output the gnome shell version
     gnome-shell --version

  3. Open a web browser and navigate to https://extensions.gnome.org/

  4. Search for an extension to install and select it

  5. From the Shell version... dropdown select the closest version to the installed gnome shell version output earlier

  6. Select the latest version available from the Extension version... dropdown

  7. Save the extension .zip file

  8. Open a file manager and navigate to ~/Downloads

  9. Extract the downloaded extension .zip file

  10. Browse the extracted folder contents and edit metadata.json in a text editor

  11. Copy the value of UUID key

  12. Close the text editor

  13. Navigate back one directory

  14. Cut the entire extracted extension directory to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/

  15. Restart Gnome Shell by logging out and logging back in

  16. Launch Gnome Tweaks

  17. Select Extensions from the left navigation menu

  18. The newly installed extension should be listed

  19. Enable the extension and enjoy

Gennaro Arguzzi
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