In http://forum.xfce.org/post.php?tid=6580 it is suggested that this is a problem with xfwm4 being removed from the session
I checked ~/.cache/sessions/xfce4-session-host:0 and it is true that xfwm4 is now missing from the session, so presumably this is why it does not get started. The question is, why does it get removed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/978333 Title: xfwm4 is not running after failed shut down To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfwm4/+bug/978333/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs