network icon disappeared in xubuntu

[Antoine Pitrou]

Following the latest Xubuntu 14.04 updates, the network icon disapperead from the xfce panel.
I tried the workaround mentioned on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Roadmap/Specifications/Trusty/Gtk3Indicators
("""As a workaround, put "INDICATOR_ALLOW_NO_WATCHERS=yes" in /etc/environment and reboot""") but it didn't fix anything.

I can bring the icon into the panel by running "sudo nm-applet", unfortunately this still isn't functional since any interactive dialog needed by NetworkManager (for example a wifi password dialog) will never display, and therefore connecting will fail.

(I filed this bug against xfce4-panel, but there might be a better choice)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xfce4-panel 4.11.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-22.44-generic 3.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Apr 4 12:11:51 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-01 (33 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140225)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_FR
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xfce4-panel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[taj (othertaj)]

Fix (for me Xubuntu 14.04 x64): I installed xfce4-goodies. Possibly only xfce4-indicator-plugin would also work.
One of the items that can be added to the panel is: Indicator Plugin
That will indicate Bluetooth, Wifi, battery status, volume

[Antoine Pitrou (pitrou)]

> One of the items that can be added to the panel is: Indicator Plugin
> That will indicate Bluetooth, Wifi, battery status, volume

Oh wow, it worked, thank you!

[Sebastian Gebhard (sege)]

>> One of the items that can be added to the panel is: Indicator Plugin
>> That will indicate Bluetooth, Wifi, battery status, volume

> Oh wow, it worked, thank you!

Workaround works for me too! But still, this is not the way it should behave!

[PierU (ugo235)]

Hi all,

same issue for me after upgrading from 13.10 to 14.04 : all the icons have gone from the notification area (except a new one naled "iBus")

[ಸతీशः (bdsatish)]

Same for me too. As a work around: Open Terminal --> "sudo nm-applet" --> Press Ctrl Z --> close terminal.

[ಸతీशः (bdsatish)]

Another workaround mentioned in [1]:

put "INDICATOR_ALLOW_NO_WATCHERS=yes" in
    /etc/environment and reboot.

[1]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-users/2014-April/006642.html

[LiSrt (lisrt)]

bdsatish - should that be with inverted commas, or without?
i.e. should the following go in the file:
"INDICATOR_ALLOW_NO_WATCHERS=yes"
or should it be:
INDICATOR_ALLOW_NO_WATCHERS=yes

[Dave H (dave-hills-2009)]

clean insatll of 14.04 AM64 + updates on a HP ENY6 Sleekbook, no WIFI indicator. "sudo nm-applet" worked for me too.

[Hristo Erinin (zorlem)]

The suggestion from https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxpanel/+bug/1308348/comments/44 (disabling Indicator Application service from "Session and Startup"->"Application Autostart") made the icons appear again. Looks like a bug with integration between XFCE4 tray and Indicator-enabled application notifications.

[Horst Schirmeier (horst)]

This is also broken in Ubuntu 14.04, not only in Xubuntu.

[Horst Schirmeier (horst)]

Even when I started nm-applet manually, existing WiFi connections didn't work anymore (timeout without any further error message). Removing the contents of /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ and entering the credentials again helped. Seems to be some migration issue.

[Robert Drop (robsbkai)]

I also removed , by accident , my icon for wireless network connection.

When I put in the terminal : sudo nm-applet

I have my icon back for the wireless connections.

However , when I close my laptop and start again the icon is gone again .

What must I do , so it will be there every time I restart my laptop ????

Robert.

[Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount)]

The first comments state that the Indicator Plugin was either not installed or not added to the panel (comment #2). If you have removed the indicator area knowingly, you should disable the autostart entry for the Indicator Application service (comment #11).

Running "sudo nm-applet" is not recommended (it may alter file permissions, and therefore break some functionality). Try "dbus-launch nm-applet" instead. Now, does the icon appear in the notification area or indicator area of the panel?

[Alberto Jovito (thedemon007)]

Same issue i update xubuntu 12.04 to 14.04 trusty. I fix adding "Indicator Panel" to the panel. In Spanish this is called "Complemento de indicador".

Source:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/449658/networkmanager-tray-nm-applet-is-gone-after-upgrade-to-14-04-trusty

[midopa (midopa)]

After running "dbus-launch nm-applet" the icon has returned. Gonna reboot and see if it persists.

[midopa (midopa)]

Nvm. It appears the indicator plugin somehow got modified at some point. I don't recall intentionally doing this.

However, this was fixed by simply removing the existing indicator plugin from the panel and adding it again.

May require customization based on your tastes.

[midopa (midopa)]

... But clicking on any of the menu options from an item in the panel don't do anything.

[Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount)]

midopa, that sounds like bug 1311685.

[andso (andso)]

yes, for me also,
and i am tired, of having to correct some disturbs
after each upgrade
I did not think the marvalous open source world
was this nightmare

[andso (andso)]

What you need to do is edit /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop with your favorite text editor as admin.
Go down to the Exec line and change the entry from nm-applet to dbus-launch nm-applet.
Go to the NoDisplay=true line and change to NoDisplay=false.
Save the file and reboot!

from http://askubuntu.com/questions/449658/networkmanager-tray-nm-applet-is-gone-after-upgrade-to-14-04-trusty

[Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount)]

As mentioned in comment #15, a misconfiguration is the main cause for this particular problem.

We need to test the fix from bug 1411959 and eventually backport it to 14.04.

[tlewis (tlewis)]

Even though I use Lubuntu, somehow recently my network applet disappeared from LXpanel as well. I could not figure out what caused this or what to do to restore it. Nm-applet is still in my autostart and does seem to be working on boot up. I was unable to start it via terminal unless using root. However, I found this bug which seems to fit the problem I am facing and Lubuntu uses the same network manager applet as Xubuntu. Using the workaround mentioned in comment #15 of that bug does work for me as well. So I believe Lubuntu is also affected by this bug. To be on the safe side, I did file a separate bug report (Bug #1434240) in case I am facing a different issue.

[Hamid Asmat (goodthings1st)]

To FIx this problem we just have to change a value in "nm-applet.desktop" file that is available in /etc folder. what u have to is to change one value

1. first enter this command in terminal

        sudo gedit /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop

2. when the file is opened change the value of ICON as below

       original value of ICON=nm-device-wireless

      converted value is

           ICON=nm-applet
3. save the file and Reboot

after reboot you will see the wifi indicator .

Regards
Hamid Asmat
Lecturer
University of Haripur

[Hal (river-monk)]

this is broken in Xubuntu 16.04 also.

"ಸతీशः (bdsatish) wrote on 2014-04-24: #7
Same for me too. As a work around: Open Terminal --> "sudo nm-applet" --> Press Ctrl Z --> close terminal."

worked for me. x64 XUbuntu 16.04LTS