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0008950Kali LinuxGeneral Bugpublic2025-12-23 07:32
ReporterNitrude Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status closedResolutionopen 
Summary0008950: Console stuck and other tabs stuck. Can't move windows around and can't full screen them.
Description

On my utm virtualization I downloaded Kali Linux and did the correct setup for it. Once completed I ran the sudo apt-get update command and then sudo apt-get upgrade to update the necessary things and start using the OS on my Mac. However once I did the updates and rebooted the system, it looks like it's working fine but the windows aren't movable and I can't resize them to fit my screen. You can work around it but its still a bit annoying to deal with

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Herby

Herby

2024-10-16 05:55

reporter   ~0019922

How did you manage to work arround with this, I reinstalled my machines and after running update this issue appears.
No Close/Minimize/Maximize buttons either

Herby

Herby

2024-10-17 06:57

reporter   ~0019938

I just figured out that when you download 2024.03 x64 and after installation run "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade + reboot" the window manager gets corrupted.

Just downloaded the weekly of 0000042 (kali-linux-2024-W42-installer-amd64.iso), after installation doing the same steps "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade + reboot", everything works fine.

trzx

trzx

2024-10-26 20:27

reporter   ~0019977

having the same issue. But as I'm ona RPI5 and there is no weekly package for pi5.. only thing I can do as a workaround that works is adding a new user each time. On first logon it works fine.. on second logon even if I don't save the session xfwm4 is gone.. If I run it manually it then makes xfce4-panel disappear.. If I run that something else happens.. A user can log on and use xfce properly just one time.. A fixed RPI5 image would be great. Thanks.

trzx

trzx

2024-10-27 21:23

reporter   ~0019982

doing a "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" solved the problem.

wyze

wyze

2024-11-04 01:39

reporter   ~0020000

i am facing the same issue

directmagpie

directmagpie

2024-12-12 08:01

reporter   ~0020163

same issue.
doing a "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" did not solve the problem here.

0x23

0x23

2024-12-18 08:01

reporter   ~0020169

Last edited: 2024-12-18 08:13

same issue after having upgraded to 2024.4.

Distributor ID: Kali
Description: Kali GNU/Linux Rolling
Release: 2024.4
Codename: kali-rolling

xfwm4 --version
This is xfwm4 version 4.18.0 (revision 7e7473c5b) for Xfce 4.18
Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Compiled against GTK+-3.24.41, using GTK+-3.24.43.

As a workaround I do the following after having logged in, but in long-term hoping that gets fixed soon.
=> xfwm4 &

kali-bugreport

kali-bugreport

2024-12-18 19:12

reporter   ~0020170

Could be possible that this need to be reported to the development team of the problematic software / package rather then to Kali.

If this is xfwm4 this could be https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/start#reporting_bugs

g0tmi1k

g0tmi1k

2025-12-23 07:32

administrator   ~0021071

This report has been filed against an old version of Kali. We will be closing this ticket due to inactivity.

Please could you see if you are able to replicate this issue with the latest version of Kali Linux (https://www.kali.org/get-kali/)?

If you are still facing the same problem, feel free to re-open the ticket. If you choose to do this, could you provide more information to the issue you are facing, and also give information about your setup?
For more information, please read: https://www.kali.org/docs/community/submitting-issues-kali-bug-tracker/

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2024-10-08 17:23 Nitrude New Issue
2024-10-16 05:55 Herby Note Added: 0019922
2024-10-17 06:57 Herby Note Added: 0019938
2024-10-26 20:27 trzx Note Added: 0019977
2024-10-27 21:23 trzx Note Added: 0019982
2024-11-04 01:39 wyze Note Added: 0020000
2024-12-12 08:01 directmagpie Note Added: 0020163
2024-12-18 08:01 0x23 Note Added: 0020169
2024-12-18 08:13 0x23 Note Edited: 0020169
2024-12-18 19:12 kali-bugreport Note Added: 0020170
2025-12-23 07:32 g0tmi1k Note Added: 0021071
2025-12-23 07:32 g0tmi1k Status new => closed