[SOLVED] XFCE issue: start without window manager
by Martinus2u from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5HB6V)
Hi,
I upgraded a lot yesterday (BIOS, kernel, -current) and booted into the -current installation afterwards. I logged out and rebooted to do something hardware-related.
This morning (fresh boot and logging in from sddm) I find previous sessions opening without a window manager.
I should add that switching to text consoles from Xorg has been broken for me for a long time.
Eventually I managed to bring up a Dolphin by pressing Super-E (Super-R didn't work) and manually start /usr/bin/xfwm4. So I'm back in action. But when starting a session from sddm the same thing happens.
Can anyone give me a hint what might be going on, or how to troubleshoot it? Thanks.
I upgraded a lot yesterday (BIOS, kernel, -current) and booted into the -current installation afterwards. I logged out and rebooted to do something hardware-related.
This morning (fresh boot and logging in from sddm) I find previous sessions opening without a window manager.
I should add that switching to text consoles from Xorg has been broken for me for a long time.
Eventually I managed to bring up a Dolphin by pressing Super-E (Super-R didn't work) and manually start /usr/bin/xfwm4. So I'm back in action. But when starting a session from sddm the same thing happens.
Can anyone give me a hint what might be going on, or how to troubleshoot it? Thanks.