How to switch windows in KDE

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Steve-O
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I just installed Trisquel 8.0 with KDE. I can't switch windows or close windows. There are no close/enlarge buttons in the corner of the windows. Common keyboard shortcuts like Alt+Tab Alt+F4 don't do anything.

Has anyone else experienced this? Anyone know how to fix this problem?

Thanks

chaosmonk

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Try installing the package 'triskel' to make sure that the entire
desktop environment is installed.

Steve-O
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Thank you for your quick reply.

Ok, tried that, didn't work. I ran:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install

But it was fully installed and up-to-date already. I also have triskel-recommended fully installed and up-to-date.

Any more ideas on how I can fix this?

Is this a bug in trisquel 8?

Steve-O
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I fixed it!

I had to do

sudo apt install kwin-x11

and restart the laptop. Then I get close / maximise buttons, can switch with Alt+Tab, etc.

This was based on this Q&A https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/261122/kde-5-does-not-have-window-decorations

This seems like a bug in Triskel - surely this package should be installed by default, no?

FYI - the other package suggested in the linked answer (kwin-decoration-oxygen) makes no difference as far as I can tell (I tried it separately).

Magic Banana

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It would be nice if you would add a "Install KDE" page to the section "VII. Home and office", subsection "Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs)", subsubsection "Installing/Unistalling Desktops" of Trisquel's "All manuals": https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/all-manuals

And on this page too: https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/home-and-office

Trisquel's official documentation is a wiki.

Steve-O
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Good idea. Done :)