Bug 467690 - kwin --replace triggers Plasma session restart with loss of data
Summary: kwin --replace triggers Plasma session restart with loss of data
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: wayland-generic (show other bugs)
Version: 5.27.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR crash
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2023-03-22 13:15 UTC by Germano Massullo
Modified: 2023-03-23 09:03 UTC (History)
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Description Germano Massullo 2023-03-22 13:15:05 UTC 
During Xorg Plasma sessions it happens that I have to run
$ kwin --replace &
in order to fix some graphical glitches I experience on both Intel and AMDGPU drivers, in particular using Firefox.

If I run the same command in a Wayland Plasma session, the result is that the entire Plasma session will be lost, and all opened applications will be lost too, with consequential loss of data

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 37 KDE
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 22.12.3
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Comment 1 David Redondo 2023-03-23 09:03:17 UTC 
This is expected, most applications atm can't handle the wayland compositor going down. Don't run this command.