cannot remove/uninstall online/offline indicator

[MA]

I'd like to remove and uninstall the package which provides this:
http://i.imgur.com/6zcx7Jq.png

Since there is no About/settings, I don't know which app this is.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity-services 7.1.0+13.10.20130903.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-5.11-generic 3.11.0
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-5-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Fri Sep 13 19:06:04 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-09 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130909)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Trifon Trifonov (triffon)]

The package involved is indicator-messages, so if you would like the "envelope" icon to disappear altogether you could just remove the package:

sudo apt-get remove indicator-messages

My problem is that I am using a mail client, so I need the indicator, but I don't want any of the status menu items (online, offline, etc). I think I have uninstalled all of the packages providing instant messaging, but the status items are still there. This was not a problem in the previous version 13.04. I found some instructions how to produce a patched package which hides the status icons:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/185021/how-to-remove-or-hide-chat-status-icons-from-messaging-menu

However, there should not be a need for that: they should not be showing at all if there is no need for them.

[Lars Karlitski (larsu)]

Thanks for reporting this bug, Trifon.

It is indeed a regression. If no applications that use the chat status items are installed (or their messaging menu integration is turned off), the whole section should disappear.

[Lars Karlitski (larsu)]

There are actually two bugs in the original screenshot: the chat section should not be shown when no applications support that and the whole messaging menu should not be shown when it doesn't contain any applications.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package indicator-messages - 13.10.1+14.04.20140408-0ubuntu1

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indicator-messages (13.10.1+14.04.20140408-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=low

  [ Ted Gould ]
  * Synchronize process management across indicators

  [ Lars Uebernickel ]
  * Don't show the messaging menu and the status section when no app is
    registered for them (LP: #1225063)
  * desktop menu: sort applications like specified Default chat client,
    default email client, and the other applications sorted by alphabet.
    (LP: #1216833)
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:25:00 +0000