I know there are supposed to be several ways to do this, but I will explain why they don't work for me.

1. Super+D and Super+Ctrl+D both result in this bug. So does the "Show Desktop" button in the Unity launcher and the "Show Desktop" that appears in the Alt+Tab app switcher. I'm guessing that all four execute the same command(s).




2. I use Docky. But the Docky docklet "Show Desktop" does not work due to this bug.




3. I don't use the Unity launcher (I hide it) but I guess, as a last resort, I wouldn't be uninterested in ways that involve it. I read about something called "My Unity," but I couldn't find out how to install it. Anyhow, I am primarily interested in a way that uses a keyboard shortcut or Docky.

So there are three really nice ways to hide all windows and show the desktop that, unfortunately, don't work at the moment.

In this question I am asking for:

1. A way to solve one or more of these bugs.




2. More ways to accomplish the same thing, without the bugs. I prefer ways that don't depend on the Unity launcher, but I'd still like to hear about those that do.

I'm on Ubuntu 14.04, 64-bit.