[xubuntu-users] Lost: Window Manager. If Found: Please call Dave

[David Curtis]

Cody A.W. Somerville wrote:
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> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:06 PM, David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com 
> <mailto:dcurtis at uniserve.com>> wrote:
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>     I'm running 8.10 w/Intrepid proposed, compiz on top of Xfce. After
>     last
>     update (new Nvidia 177, new kernel, etc) and restart I've lost all
>     window decorations. All windows including sub-windows, sub-menus,
>     dialogs etc. start at 0,0. I've removed nvidia 177 for nv, removed
>     compiz and re-installed Xfce4 but to no avail. Opening up
>     Applications->Settings->Settings Manager->Window Manager results
>     in the
>     error 'Window Manager does not exist(unknown)'.
>
>     I have no clue even where to begin trouble shooting this, any
>     suggestions ?
>
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> Press alt+f2 and run xfwm4
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Thanks Cody,

I had to kill a number of windows to get focus, but it worked. And the 
wm starts up again after logout/restart.  Wondering if it was the update 
or something I did? 

I did kill xfce-panel late last night after finding it at 30% cpu. And 
after that compiz borked.  So I'm thinking it's highly unlikely I can 
reproduce it.

Dave