I have installed freenx server on my ubuntu 64bit amd box and connect through nomachine nx client from my ubuntu laptop. There is no problem in connecting. It connects perfectly fine and nomachine nx client is really cool, fast and easy to use.
 
However there is one problem. I don't see any minimize or maximize on my window i opened inside nxclient remote desktop. Since the window by default opened is really small i want to maximize the same. Unfortunately there is no minimize or maximize button. The window is without any borders (borderless windows). Big inconvenience, any help would be really appreciated.

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1 year 45 weeks ago

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  • Upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10 broke freenx installation. I had to forcefully remove it using

    # dpkg --purge freenx-server

    and then manually deleting files the above command could not delete. Thankfully it mentioned those files in the error message. I used the command

    #rm -r

    Then, I installed nomachine's free NX server which allows max 2 sessions. However, I could not even see ubuntu menu in nxsession and no borders and max/min buttons on the windows. Upgraded NX client on Windows 7 machine to latest version but it did not help. The command $ metacity --replace helped show the window borders but nothing else worked. Finally, the link below helped:

    http://www.nomachine.com/tr/view.php?id=TR10I02623

    - Visitor 12 weeks 3 days ago
    • Answer

    This is due to window manager issue.
     
    Launch a terminal and run the following your window should have borders now with minimize and maximize buttons
     
    metacity --replace

    Visitor's picture
     answer by Visitor
    1 year 45 weeks ago

  • type in the terminal

    ~$ gconf-editor

    and then in the configuration editor go to: desktop>gnome>session>required_components>windowma nager

    in windowmanager you'll find the parameter 'compiz' change it for 'metacity' (without the single quotes), and log-out or reboot, and everything just gonna work fine again. btw happy holidays.

    - Visitor 7 weeks 3 days ago

  • Thanks! Realy helpfull!

    - Visitor 8 weeks 3 days ago

  • Thanks a lot!

    - Visitor 12 weeks 9 hours ago

  • Thanks a lot, it works!

    - Visitor 21 weeks 4 days ago

  • I had the same syndrome with remote session from my Ubuntu 11.04: no title bar and no window frame on my remote NX session on Windows Xp and Windows 7 x64. Yet it was correct on local session and also correct on remote NX session from another Ubuntu 11.04.
    I tried everything mentioned here to no avail. I also moved back to Gnome 2 from Gnome 3. No difference.
    I finally found the solution: upgrade from NX client 3.5.0.6 to 3.5.0.7. It did the trick. It cured the problem on both XP et Win7 clients. Hallelujah!

    - Visitor 25 weeks 3 days ago

  • I had the same syndrome with remote session from my Ubuntu 11.04: no title bar and no window frame on my remote NX session on Windows Xp and Windows 7 x64. Yet it was correct on local session and also correct on remote NX session from another Ubuntu 11.04.
    I tried everything mentioned here to no avail. I also moved back to Gnome 2 from Gnome 3. No difference.
    I finally found the solution: upgrade from NX client 3.5.0.6 to 3.5.0.7. It did the trick. It cured the problem on both XP et Win7 clients. Hallelujah!

    - Visitor 25 weeks 3 days ago

  • ya..i got it..thank u very much

    - Visitor 26 weeks 1 day ago

  • it really helps me

    - Visitor 29 weeks 3 days ago

  • Thanks!!

    - Visitor 36 weeks 1 day ago

  • THAT WORKED ABSOLUTELY PERFECT THANKS A LOT.

    - Visitor 40 weeks 5 days ago
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    Running `metacity --replace` did not work for me, but using the "Use custom settings" and then in the Settings... under Performance, I checked "Disable the render extension", and the Metacity window decorations render properly.

    This is using the NX Client 3.4.0-7 on Windows XP Professional connecting to Ubuntu 10.10 and 9.10.

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    1 year 15 weeks ago

  • Same situation for me (no improvement with 'metacity --replace') and your solution worked for me too. (Note to the next person with this problem: The option change being recommended is in the NX client, not in Ubuntu itself. Probably obvious, but I figured I'd note it anyway.)

    - Visitor 1 year 14 weeks ago

  • Same situation for me (no improvement with 'metacity --replace') and your solution worked for me too. (Note to the next person with this problem: The option change being recommended is in the NX client, not in Ubuntu itself. Probably obvious, but I figured I'd note it anyway.)

    - Visitor 1 year 14 weeks ago

  • "metacity --replace" did not work for me.
    "Disable the render extension" did not work for me.

    Connecting to Ubuntu 10.04 is ok. 10.10 has "invisible" title bar and borders. The invisible buttons and borders will behave normally if I happen to click/drag on the right places.

    About the only thing I can do is when I chose [Use plain X bitmaps] (under "Use Customs - Settings"); I can get the text on the title bar to show up (still no decorations).

    I am using NX Client 3.4.0-7 on Vista Ultimate 64-bit.

    - Visitor 1 year 14 weeks ago
    • Answer

    Upgrading Windows NXClient, worked for me.

    (At leased so far)

    Upgaded to nxclient-3.4.0-10.exe

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     answer by Visitor
    1 year 3 weeks ago

  • Upgrading to 3.5.0-7 didn´t work for me. Running on windows 7 to Ubuntu 11.04. Any suggestions?

    - Visitor 25 weeks 4 days ago

  • Upgrading NX client to 3.5.0-7 on windows xp worked perfectly. metacity --replace didnt work.

    - Visitor 27 weeks 17 hours ago

  • Upgrading NX client to 3.5.0-7 worked perfectly. metacity --replace showed the window decorations fuzzily, but at least I could close windows.

    - Visitor 27 weeks 17 hours ago

  • metacity advise rocksssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

    - Visitor 36 weeks 2 days ago

  • Upgrading to 3.4.0-10 worked for me as well!

    - Visitor 1 year 3 weeks ago
    • Answer

    Upgrading nxclient to 3.4.0-10 will resolve this issue.  I can confirm this on Ubuntu 10.10 / Windows 7

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     answer by Visitor
    1 year 3 weeks ago

  • thx a lot - updating worked :-) (Win7 to natty)

    - Visitor 38 weeks 2 days ago

  • thats a great tip, thanks. i'll try it out

    - Visitor 1 year 1 day ago

  • Upgrading nxclient to 3.4.0-10 (from -7) worked for me.
    petjal

    - Visitor 1 year 1 day ago

  • metacity --replace worked for me.
    thank you!!!

    - Visitor 1 year 1 week ago
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    Try below in terminal :

    metacity --replace &

    If it works add it to the "System" > "Prefences" > " Startup Applications"  for self launch each time

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    36 weeks 6 days ago

  • Thanks you so much.
    it helped me alot the information that I got here.
    once again thanks you

    - Visitor 14 weeks 5 days ago

  • Well, I was having same proplem myself, no close/minimize/maximize buttons. couldnt find right answer from the web, It took me awhile, but finally I noticed that my son had played with compiz settings... once again. And there wasn't "window frames" activated anymore, he must have accidently clicket it off, because wobbling windows where turned on, and it is right next to window frames.
    Hope this helps someone, it did the trick for me anyway :)

    - Visitor 24 weeks 2 days ago
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    For me... i like to mess around with compiz and emrald and things like that so what i had done was i had enabled emerald and it was not displaying my title bar.. so if you have the compiz fusion icon you need to right click it, where it says select window decorator you need to make sure that GTK window decorator is selected.

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     answer by Visitor
    19 weeks 4 days ago

  • type in the terminal

    ~$ gconf-editor

    and then in the configuration editor go to: desktop>gnome>session>required_components>windowma nager

    in windowmanager you'll find the parameter 'compiz' change it for 'metacity' (without the single quotes), and log-out or reboot, and everything just gonna work fine again. btw happy holidays.

    - Visitor 7 weeks 3 days ago

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