indicator-multiload display keeps resetting on its own

[bmaupin]

I first noticed this problem in Ubuntu 16.04. It didn't occur in 14.04. I don't use non-LTS versions so I'm not exactly sure when it started.

Basically, the display keeps resetting to the default without me doing anything. So I've customized it like so:

gsettings set de.mh21.indicator-multiload.graphs.load enabled true
gsettings set de.mh21.indicator-multiload.graphs.cpu enabled true
gsettings set de.mh21.indicator-multiload.graphs.disk enabled true
gsettings set de.mh21.indicator-multiload.graphs.net enabled true
gsettings set de.mh21.indicator-multiload.graphs.swap enabled true
gsettings set de.mh21.indicator-multiload.graphs.mem enabled true

And it looks like the attached file indicator-multiload-customized.png

But for whatever reason it keeps getting reset. I dug further into it, and apparently the cause is indicator-expression-index keeps getting set to different values. One time it was set to 1, and it looked like the attached file indicator-multiload-reset-1.png:

$ dconf read /de/mh21/indicator-multiload/general/indicator-expression-index
1

Another time it was set to 6, and it looked like the attached file indicator-multiload-reset-2.png

The workaround is very simple:

dconf reset /de/mh21/indicator-multiload/general/indicator-expression-index

But the problem is that indicator-expression-index keeps getting changed on its own without any intervention on my part.

More information:

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04

$ apt-cache policy indicator-multiload
indicator-multiload:
  Installed: 0.4-0ubuntu4
  Candidate: 0.4-0ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 0.4-0ubuntu4 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: indicator-multiload 0.4-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-42.46~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon Jan 1 10:24:47 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-08 (1333 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: indicator-multiload
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-05 (513 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[bmaupin (bmaupin)]

In case it helps, I don't believe I've encountered this bug using Ubuntu 18.04. I only use LTS releases so I can't speak for any other versions.

Thanks!