SOLVED window border and maximize/minimize gone

[lotofag]

Hi, its gone, I cannot move the window and I cannot close the window. The window manager is empty. I searched the forum and came upon a blabber about compiz-config but unfortunately I only managed to unistall some compiz decration stuff. It would not install again (it simply disappeared) and the system hanged. So I restart the system and now I cannot use the search feature in the sofware manager and in the synaptic. I know you have to allow Bill to make his share of money but I kind of feel you are overdoing it

[lotofag]

To further discribe the mess, the terminal dont work too (it is my second install over the past three days so understand my frustration).

[daveinuk]

Hello, you need to offer a little more info as it is difficult to help when people dont know what version of mint you are using, the desktop environment (cinnamon/mate etc) or any of your computer's spec's, there are different ways to solve the same problem in differerent desktops, just like windows, there isn't a universal fix it so if you can post some more info somebody will be able to help . . . .. . . .

[lotofag]

I have Nadia in xfce 4.8 environment. The desktop looks greyish sort of. And I have a laptop. ATI Radeon 4xxx, some intel dual cpu, realtek oboard soundcard, 4 GB, the windows windows were quite comfortable with the constellation. When I click on window manager, it does nothing. The opened windows are anchored at the top ledt corner and they wont budge. Also there is nothing in the panel down appearing. And show desktop does not seem to work

[lotofag]

SOLVED - I installed openbox via repository and then clicked upon the Menu-Other-Openbox icon. Worked like charm. Thanks to whoever did the openbox

[pauledykstra]

I'm running Linux Mint 13 XFCE on a HP NC6000 laptop. Installing openbox did give me the window minimize/maximize close bar back. However, this would just seem to be a work around. The old minimize/maxmize was a +/- now I have the windows like square. I threw in my live USB and it worked fine without openbox so I'm guessing the problem might be related to an update???

I'm only mentioning this because I like Mint for it's lightness and I hate to keep installing softwares and potentially bogging down the install.

[caribriz]

@pauledykstra

Try the solution here - hopefully it can help with the window manager issue in xfce:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=116258