I installed Xubuntu 9.10 on an old desktop system this morning. That bring my house to 3 Xubuntu and 1 Windows Vista. But there was a problem with my windows when I opened any program. The didn’t have the normal minimize, maximize, close buttons in the upper right corner. Also the windows covered the taskbar in the upper left corner of the desktop. I was not able to alt+tab between windows when I did manage to get 2 programs open at the same time. See screen shot below:
This was quite frustrating but it didn’t take long to find an easy fix.
Thanks to some forums that I can’t find now again I was able to open a termial window and type:
xfwm4 –replace &
This immediately fixed the problem. I hope it works for you as well.
UPDATE:
Now once in a while my desktop loads up and I don’t get any task bar. My windows are at least resizable and movable but it is still annoying. After a quick search I found that I can do alt+F2 and then type xfce4-panel which bring back my taskbar.
It only happens sometimes and I’m not sure how to permanently fix it. Let me know if you have any ideas.
