the 'wheel' just keeps turning when I select Window Manager or Window Manager Tweaks. I installed 'OneColor XFCE 4k' pack yesterday and had no problems changing window/border colours with Window Manager. I tried restoring a Timeshift snapshot without any success in getting Window Manager up again.
I only switched to Xfce last week because my computer is rather old, has 4GB memory only and not-so-flash specs. Any help to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance!
PS: after KDE and Cinnamon, Xfce seems to pale on the customisation and aesthetics side (imho)
Mint 19 Xfce Window Manager hangs
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Mint 19 Xfce Window Manager hangs
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Re: Mint 19 Xfce Window Manager hangs
How many DEs do you have installed on that machine? Having more than one is NOT a good idea. If you have more than one you're better off doing a data backup and clean reinstall because having multiple DEs may be the problem.
And yes, Xfce looks and feels a bit 90s compared to Cinnamon and KDE. Some people like that. However, I installed Mint 18.2 KDE on my rather old laptop that had Xfce on it previously. KDE Plasma 5 takes VERY little more RAM. Frankly Xfce has become rather bloated since Xfce 4.12. I don't really consider it light weight any more.
And yes, Xfce looks and feels a bit 90s compared to Cinnamon and KDE. Some people like that. However, I installed Mint 18.2 KDE on my rather old laptop that had Xfce on it previously. KDE Plasma 5 takes VERY little more RAM. Frankly Xfce has become rather bloated since Xfce 4.12. I don't really consider it light weight any more.
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong - H. L. Mencken
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richyrich
Re: Mint 19 Xfce Window Manager hangs
In the Desktop Settings program, do you still have it set to Xfwm4 + Compositing ?
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daisyb
[SOLVED] Re: Mint 19 Xfce Window Manager hangs
Thanks for the replies.
Yes, Xfwm4 + Compositing still exists in Desktop Settings.
Good news... did the trick. Freed up both Window Manager and Window Manager Tweak
Yes, Xfwm4 + Compositing still exists in Desktop Settings.
Good news...
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xfwm4 --replace-
daisyb
[SOLVED] Re: Mint 19 Xfce Window Manager hangs
Reply to 1st para: Only have one clean install Xfce.Hoser Rob wrote: ⤴Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:25 am How many DEs do you have installed on that machine? Having more than one is NOT a good idea. If you have more than one you're better off doing a data backup and clean reinstall because having multiple DEs may be the problem.
And yes, Xfce looks and feels a bit 90s compared to Cinnamon and KDE. Some people like that. However, I installed Mint 18.2 KDE on my rather old laptop that had Xfce on it previously. KDE Plasma 5 takes VERY little more RAM. Frankly Xfce has become rather bloated since Xfce 4.12. I don't really consider it light weight any more.
2nd para: If its just as bloated as Cinnamon, perhaps it makes no difference whether i run Cinnamon or Xfce then? However, another contributing factor for abandoning Cinnamon was that I started to have huge problems booting up. Came to a point where it was booting up constantly in emergency mode and I didn't know how to handle that. I ended up nuking the machine to fresh install Xfce
