Bug 34324 - kwin_x11 binary is missing from the latest plasma update
Summary: kwin_x11 binary is missing from the latest plasma update
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Reported: 2025-05-31 23:27 CEST by Stéphane Pontier
Modified: 2025-06-01 16:19 CEST (History)
4 users (show)

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Source RPM: kwin-6.3.91-3.mga10.src.rpm
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Description Stéphane Pontier 2025-05-31 23:27:34 CEST
Description of problem:

kwin_x11 binary is missing from the latest plasma update

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

I've updated plasma from 6.3.5-2.mga10 to 6.3.91-3.mga10.
I'm using X11 as I have some problems with wayland.

after the update, when I start my session, I don't have window decoration anymore.

It seems that kwin_x11 has been moved to a separate repository. Compiling it  and installing it with:
 git clone https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin-x11
 mkdir kwin-x11/build
 cd kwin-x11/build
 cmake -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release  -DQT_MAJOR_VERSION=6 -DBUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF ..
 cmake --build . -j $(nproc)
 sudo cp   bin/kwin_x11 /usr/bin/
 sudo cp plasma-kwin_x11.service /usr/lib/systemd/user/plasma-kwin_x11.service

and restarting my session solved my problem.
I'm not sure of the flags passe to cmake, I've just pasted some from their CICD.
Comment 1 Michael Slíva 2025-06-01 02:10:45 CEST
In addition to Bug 34325, I also encountered this issue after updating tonight. Thank you for providing a workaround solution.

CC: (none) => michael

Comment 2 David GEIGER 2025-06-01 08:20:25 CEST
*** Bug 34322 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

CC: (none) => stephengermany

Comment 3 David GEIGER 2025-06-01 08:28:45 CEST
kwin-x11-6.3.91-1.mga10 is now available on Cauldron in a while!

I'm using plasma + wayland some months ago and it work pretty fine here.

Also it is now the kde team choice to use by default Wayland and no more X11 environment.

So I think kwin-x11 should installed manually for users who still want to use x11 instead of the default one upstream choice.

CC: (none) => geiger.david68210

Comment 4 Stéphane Pontier 2025-06-01 10:30:29 CEST
Searching for a kwin-x11 package was my first move, unfortunately, it seems that it does not exist anymore and was removed in the previous build:

 * ven. mai 30 2025 daviddavid <daviddavid> 6.3.91-2.mga10
 + Revision: 2187213
 - New version 6.3.91
 - upstream do not provides anymore the x11 support

This package have now to be build from a separate repository https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin-x11
Comment 5 David GEIGER 2025-06-01 10:40:38 CEST
Here it is:

https://svnweb.mageia.org/packages?view=revision&revision=2187743
Comment 6 Frank Griffin 2025-06-01 14:03:34 CEST
In addition to the symptoms mentioned here, my virual desktop widget disappeared from the panel.  Guessing/hoping it's the same cause.

CC: (none) => ftg

Comment 7 Stephen Germany 2025-06-01 15:59:31 CEST
Updates today solved the problem for me.  Although urpmi --auto-update did not find them.  Had to manually install.

sudo urpmi kwin-x11

Brought in:
 aurorae
 lib64kcmkwincommon-x11_6
 lib64kwin-x11_6
 kwin-x11
Comment 8 Stéphane Pontier 2025-06-01 16:19:07 CEST
Updates landed in mirrors I used, installed with dnf and works fine.

Thank you.

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Status: NEW => RESOLVED


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