minimize maximize buttons missing tightenvnc Ubuntu 20.04

Question

Everything is working fine except I am missing my minimize/maximize/close buttons.

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I've followed many threads that suggest using the Gnome Tweak tool and even running the command below through terminal

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ":minimize,maximize,close"

Nothing seems to work.

Note: that this only occurs while I am remotely accessing my computer through VNC. My actual Ubuntu desktop does not have this problem.

Did you note that the min/max/close buttons were missing from the graphic of the XFCE window in the instructions you followed? I am having this trouble too however, I am using a VPS and the console view of XFCE shows the buttons. I believe this may indicate that this is a tightVNC server issue not working correctly with Ubuntu 20.04. — Col, Sep 11 '20 at 03:40
@Col I fixed the issue by following the answer given by Andrew Cox — Lucademicus, Dec 20 '20 at 14:51

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 04 '20 at 02:12

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This has been fixed in groovy.

sudo dpkg -i xfwm4_4.14.5-1_amd64.deb

reboot

answered Oct 04 '20 at 02:12

Andrew Cox

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This bug has given me a headache. Thank you Andrew! – Lucademicus Dec 20 '20 at 14:53
Oh, such a great hint. Brief and to the point! – Jarek Apr 15 '22 at 08:23
A more generic sudo apt-get install xfwm4 worked for me. – Aaron Jun 28 '23 at 04:36

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