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    RESOLVED: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

    My upgrade this morning has trashed the following windows functions:
    resizing - top LHS button missing
    minimising - top LHS button missing
    close - - top LHS button missing
    no windows minimisation or expansion
    I upgraded this morning, 22 Feb, and now I have lost the top LHS window resizing and screen close buttons. I cannot work with windows this size: there is no . I haven't checked every program but this is the case for Evolution, Firefox 3, Open Office [which opens to full screen], Kompozer, and the Skype sign in page. I re-started after the upgrade.

    Is there a fix for this, please?

    I have had to upgrade using Terminal because I cannot locate the upgrade icon [which I posted recently]: instead I get a balloon at start-up on Desktop.

    There has also occurred - with this update - a problem with typing, which makes it difficult to go back and insert text, as I write this.

    Furthermore - I can't add this where it logically belongs because of the typing issue - [an example of the typing issue, this is the third time I have had to type this part] I cannot move a window once loaded.

    The windows are too small for practical work. There is no icon in the task bar for programs used

    Any thoughts, please? This is urgent and a final incident for Kubuntu as far as I'm concerned. If I can't find solutions, I'll go back to Ubuntu or some other distro.

    Jim


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    #2
    Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

    And the printer no longer works....

    Not happy
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      #3
      Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

      seems as maybe not all packages have been upgraded. did you try a 'sudo apt-get -f install'? do you get an error when you do a 'sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade'?
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        #4
        Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

        I just updated now and have no issues that I can find except that the desktop seems a bit fast (probably subjective)

        Which location are you updating from?

        I concur with serenighi.
        do:
        Code:
        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
        from the terminal and see what happens.
        HP Pavilion dv6 core i7 (Main)
        4 GB Ram
        Kubuntu 18.10
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          #5
          Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

          I can't do either. The return key is not working in Terminal.

          It works here.

          Also terminal was grey rather than black
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            #6
            Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

            Sorry: it's from the Australian mirror I presume
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              #7
              Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

              Australian mirror Hmmm....

              You could change your mirror with kmenu->system->software sources(or similar, mine is in german)
              then in the first tab change your mirror to something like "switzerland"

              Conversly:
              Can you get to kate with alt+F2 and do kdesudo kate?

              If so go and edit your /etc/apt/sources.list

              and change all your entries with a country prfix from "austratia" (au?) to ch.
              They should like something like this:
              deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted
              deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted

              ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
              ## distribution.
              deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted
              deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted

              ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
              ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
              ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
              deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
              deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe
              deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates universe
              deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates universe

              ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
              ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
              ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
              ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
              ## security team.
              deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
              deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid multiverse
              deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse
              deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates multiverse

              ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
              ## repository.
              ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
              ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
              ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
              ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
              ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
              deb http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
              deb-src http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
              save and use synaptic / refresh to do your update if the terminal doesn't work.

              I hope this helps

              Edit: If neither terminal nor synaptic work do either: ctrl+alt+F1 from the desktop or choose terminal mode at login this will give you a cli.
              Login with your username and password then type what kubicle suggested:

              First thing to try is check that everything was really upgraded you can run these commands:

              Code:
              sudo dpkg --configure -a
              (This will configure all packages that might have been left unconfigured during upgrades, you may also see errors if something prevents the configuration).
              Code:
              sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
              (this will refresh the package lists, and if succesful, perform a full upgrade)

              Code:
              sudo apt-get --reinstall install kde-window-manager
              (reinstall kwin)
              Code:
              sudo apt-get -f install
              (let apt try to fix any problems with your installed packages, dependency errors etc.)

              HP Pavilion dv6 core i7 (Main)
              4 GB Ram
              Kubuntu 18.10
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                #8
                Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

                Originally posted by mcdactor
                I can't do either. The return key is not working in Terminal.
                Try switching to a virtual terminal Ctrl+Alt+F1 (you can get back with Ctrl+Alt+F7)

                (Quote from http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3101481.0)
                First thing to try is check that everything was really upgraded you can run these commands:

                Code:
                sudo dpkg --configure -a
                (This will configure all packages that might have been left unconfigured during upgrades, you may also see errors if something prevents the configuration).

                Code:
                sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
                (this will refresh the package lists, and if succesful, perform a full upgrade)

                Code:
                sudo apt-get --reinstall install kde-window-manager
                (reinstall kwin)

                Code:
                sudo apt-get -f install
                (let apt try to fix any problems with your installed packages, dependency errors etc.)
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                  #9
                  Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

                  Hi,

                  My problems started yesterday morning, updating resulted missing dependencies etc. For the moment I wondered wtf happened, then noticed that aptitude tried to upgrade kde-window-manager -package to version 4.2.0... Obviously Kubuntu team has released KDE 4.2 in some repository, I haven't checked what it is. I have backports and proposed repos enabled.

                  Now everything seems to be working. I had to upgrade digikam from ppa-repo to 0.10 rc2 as at least libexiv library caused conflict so I had to choose whether to install plasma addons or digikam.

                  I think that this upgrade to 4.2 has been little odd. 4.2 is in any case coming with Jaunty, and now this has caused dependency problems at least with mentioned digikam. Probably with lot of other packages also.


                  tepa
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                    #10
                    Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

                    Does anyone know if this update offers any more stability than the ppa 4.2 packages that I have been running for the past x weeks? Or how best to not do the update without turning off the backports repo? uggh.
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                      #11
                      Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

                      I'm having the same problem, or at least close.

                      I get no upper bar for any window, and the icon I had on the, err, whatever we call the desktop in kde4 that isn't in the desktop area, is gone.

                      All windows are set to the upper left, with no way to remove between them.

                      The keyboard pretty much doesn't work in konsole or the run command dialog, so I can't try xterm instead.

                      I use the default repositories + medibuntu & restricted.

                      The knetworkmanager icon is also gone.
                      e up
                      The window behavior is pretty much what you get from X with no window manager at all--but I do have most of the bottom bar and the thing in the upper right, and the apple menu, err, K menu, works.

                      I have run "apt-get -f install" and it finds nothing to do, but does note one package not upgraded (gwenview, which aptitude reports as being held back. No loss; it's not like it's a match for xv anyway). I've also run dpkg --configure --pending, which also finds nothing to do. Finally, this behavior persists after logging out, removing ~/.kde* from a console, and logging back in.

                      hawk



                      hawk
                      Noone else may have these opinions without paying my retainer
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                        #12
                        Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

                        OK, thanks, everyone. I tried those approaches last night, and yes, have the KDE 2.2.0 version. The typing in Firefox and printing issues appear resolved. And Firefox can be expanded on the screen, but all the other original problems remain. I now have a desktop theme with white balls against blue [much better than the too cute squirly things]. Oh, when I try to load any of the package programs, the password will not type in and Terminal still does not work through the application launcher [I type but nothing registers at all; the screen is grey not black. Using Console at booting does work. So, mostly the problem persists. I can't do anything on this for another half day.... I kept to the http://au.archive.ubuntu...series: that does not seem to be the problem unless hawk & tepa are also Aussies.

                        Thanks,

                        JIm
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                          #13
                          Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

                          Newly identified problem: some log-ons through Firefox no longer work....
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                            #14
                            Re: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

                            Resolved: eventually tried the following code in Console at Boot:

                            sudo apt-get - - install kde-window-manager
                            And now I have a better desktop!

                            Cheers,

                            Jim
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                              #15
                              Re: RESOLVED: Upgrade 22 Feb destroys windows functionality

                              I am having the same problem, I have tried all of the suggested code in this thread and the problem persists. Is there another solution?

                              Thanks for your help.

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