I did ... cd /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/ mv default bak_default
Reboot. This time, kwin starts OK. (But of course XIM SCIM doesnt work). Then,... cd /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/ mv bak_default en_US Reboot. This time, same issue as above, but XIM SCIM works. -- Using scim by default causes kwin not to start https://launchpad.net/bugs/49961 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs