With latest updates of python etc. deskbar-applet crashed again on my laptop, but works on another, where it didn't work before.
So it works either on this laptop or on another, not on both. But running deskbar from command line as /usr/lib/deskbar-applet/deskbar-applet and then adding it to panel works.
With latest updates of python etc. deskbar-applet crashed again on my laptop, but works on another, where it didn't work before. deskbar- applet/ deskbar- applet and then adding it to panel works.
So it works either on this laptop or on another, not on both. But running deskbar from command line as /usr/lib/