https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=402034
Bug ID: 402034
Summary: Provide an easy way to restart KWin and Plasma shell
to the user (from virtual console)
Product: kde-cli-tools
Version: 5.14.4
Platform: Kubuntu Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: aleix...@kde.org
Reporter: leftcr...@tutanota.com
Target Milestone: ---
Flags: Usability+
there are several different solutions being suggested online and I haven't
found a single one that allows me to restart both precesses successfully
(compositing gets disabled, complains about no display not being found, plasma
gets terminated but wont restart, or plasma gets terminated but the applets
start to work in really weird ways)
I find myself frequently needing to use this feature due to desktop freezing,
either because of third-party software, ram consumption or KDE bugs (hard to
figure out). I don't want to log out or reboot cause then I lose all my work.
Due to it's single-threaded design, Gnome (on X) has a one liner:
--replace
KDE needs some kind of script but I can't figure out what that script should
be. I suspect many users are in the same position (as evidenced by the
popularity of this question and the variety of answers). It is also unclear
whether the solution for X and Wayland would be different.
People need a simple, reliable way too unbork the shell and WM in case of
emergency. It's a wishlist, but I'd like it have a high priority.
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