Hi, While attempting to reproduce this problem for someone else at ubuntuforums.org, I found myself "stuck" with the same problem too in Ubuntu 10.10. While in a "Ubuntu Desktop" session "metacity --replace" and "sudo update-alternatives --config x-window-manager" did not help at all. The results were always the same, Ubuntu Desktop session always had the e16 window manager running instead of metacity. Ever since trying out an e16-gnome session, I was also having trouble with "indicator-appmenu" from my "Ubuntu Netbook" session which was covering my main menus in my "Ubuntu Desktop" session. We both had ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-netbook and e16 desktops installed. I offered the e16 removal advice as follows, which works well for me.
Remove e16 and its dependencies: $ sudo apt-get remove e16 $ sudo apt-get autoremove Now if you don't have any window borders, try this: $ sudo update-alternatives --config x-window-manager (choose metacity) Now restart, or log out and log back in. ---Part 2--- If you still don't have any window borders for your applications, try this: $ metacity --replace Your window borders should appear correctly now. If that works, go to System > Preferences > Startup Applications and create a new entry for metacity --replace. > Name = Metacity > Command = metacity --replace Now restart your computer and see if that Startup Application entry works. This will be only a temporary solution. ---Part 3--- IF (only if), you have a problem with indicator-appmenu like I am (it is like a global menu) automatically appearing on your panel of your "Ubuntu Desktop" session, and covering your menus, try this: $ sudo apt-get remove indicator-appmenu $ sudo apt-get autoremove Now restart, or log out and log in and the appmenu problem should be gone. This solution works well for me, and I have successfully restarted a 'normal' Ubuntu Desktop session about 10 times already. Ubuntu forums post for anyone interested: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1593463 Thanks. -- Launching alternate Window Manager changes default Window Manager with no option to reset https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/616763 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
