Kubuntu: When minimizing the installer window there is no way to get it back

[dotancohen]

When installing Kubuntu 10.10 alpha2 from the Install option (not from booting into the LiveCD environment) the installer window has Minimize and Close buttons. Once minimized, the user cannot bring the window back up (Alt-Tab does not work).

I did not test what happens when the Close button is clicked!

[Leo Arias (elopio)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in ubiquity.

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Friedrich (friedrich-waack)]

this bug is still present in 15.04. I right clicked the window icon and clicked minimize

[Cameron Cuncannan (camcorder123212321)]

Pressing Alt+Tab restores install window, tested on Surface Pro 3.

[Alexander Browne (elcste)]

I just installed the latest build of Eoan and had this happen. I chose the install open, without trying the desktop. I had maximized the window and then clicked minimize by mistake instead of un-maximize. Alt+Tab didn't do anything. My workaround was to switch to another virtual terminal and kill kwin, after which the installer appeared without window decorations.

[samir (answersamir)]

For folks who are still facing this issue, hover the mouse to top left corner, it should light up, click on it and the window should appear

[Briar Campbell (briacampbell)]

Thanks answersamir, this is a working fix. However, this issue still exists, and Alt + Tab is nonfunctional. My suggestion is to disallow the user from minimizing the installer when the rest of the OS was never loaded.