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    KDE window Decorator crashes

    Hello
    I have upgraded from 9.10 to 10.04 - AMD64bit. Onstrtup everything goes OK until I get a KDE massege window with
    Executable: kde4-window-decorator PID: 1605 Signal: 11 (Segmentation fault)
    and there are no close, minimise or Maximise buttons on windows.
    If I reboot the computer immediately the crash screen appears again, but the buttons are now there and everything works correctly. It would appear that something is loaded on startup but won't work but remains there after a soft reboot.
    Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a solution?
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    Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

    After getting into your desktop, open a console and run:
    Code:
    sudo dpkg --configure -a
    then:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get update
    then:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
    See if this helps fix things.
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      #3
      Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

      Originally posted by Snowhog
      ...
      Code:
      sudo dpkg --configure -a
      then:
      Code:
      sudo apt-get update
      then:
      Code:
      sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
      Thanks Snowhog,
      It updated one package - librsvg2 - but it makes no difference to the behavior - it persists
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        #4
        Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

        Try reinstalling the KDE Window Manager:
        Code:
        sudo apt-get install --reinstall kde-window-manager
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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          #5
          Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

          Originally posted by Snowhog
          Try reinstalling the KDE Window Manager:
          Code:
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall kde-window-manager
          No - that doesn't help. The problem persists :-(
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            #6
            Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

            Were you using Compiz with 9.10? I see this behavior in a new 10.04 install when I try to use Compiz.
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              Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

              i have the same issue and i was running compiz. how is compiz turned off from the comand line?
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                #8
                Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

                Originally posted by awblanton
                how is compiz turned off from the comand line?
                Try
                Code:
                kwin --replace
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                  Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

                  Originally posted by dibl
                  Originally posted by awblanton
                  how is compiz turned off from the comand line?
                  Try
                  Code:
                  kwin --replace
                  If I try this and it doesn't work how do I turn it back on? Also I note that when I have a number of windows open any new window comes up blank and black - as if something is gobbling up memory. Close a couple of windows, or tabs on Firefox, and it displays OK. Is anyone else experiencing this?
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                    Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

                    Code:
                    compiz --replace
                    runs compiz, assuming GLX and compositing are working.

                    Code:
                    emerald --replace
                    runs the emerald window decorator, if you have it installed.

                    Code:
                    kwin --replace
                    probably runs the KDE window decorator (I was wrong on that point).

                    It sounds like you are running out of video memory (but having fun in the process).
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                      #11
                      Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

                      Originally posted by dibl
                      It sounds like you are running out of video memory (but having fun in the process).
                      Perhaps - but it never happened using 9.10 so something has changed dramatically.
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                        Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

                        And the strange thing is if I log in as gnome compiz and desktop work well. I only have the problem if I go into KDE.
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                          Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

                          funny, im still getting my spinning box, it's just that there is no 'desktop'
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                            #14
                            Re: KDE window Decorator crashes

                            There is a bug report on this:
                            http://www.mail-archive.com/kubuntu-.../msg29521.html
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