Comment 50 for bug 973778

i had this problem BUT i have been installing from server or alternate to a
text interface THEN installing xubuntu-desktop.

the result is xubuntu with nothing else - not even THIS problem.

On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Dimitri Bakalow
<email address hidden>wrote:

> There's more to it - commands with --quit and --restart options won't do
> anything
>
> ~$ ps -ef | grep power-manager | grep -v grep
> u******+ 25698 23969 0 00:45 ? 00:00:00 xfce4-power-manager
> ~$ xfce4-power-manager --quit
> ~$ ps -ef | grep power-manager | grep -v grep
> u******+ 25698 23969 0 00:45 ? 00:00:00 xfce4-power-manager
> u******+ 25705 23969 0 00:45 ? 00:00:00 xfce4-power-manager --quit
> ~$ xfce4-power-manager --restart
> ~$ ps -ef | grep power-manager | grep -v grep
> u******+ 25698 23969 0 00:45 ? 00:00:00 xfce4-power-manager
> u******+ 25705 23969 0 00:45 ? 00:00:00 xfce4-power-manager --quit
> u******+ 25711 23969 0 00:45 ? 00:00:00 xfce4-power-manager
> --restart
>
> because it seems like initial instance of xfce4-power-manager "does not
> exist" for session manager? Maybe this explains these "did not receive a
> reply" messages?
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/973778
>
> Title:
> Unable to connect to Xfce Power Manager
>
> Status in Light Display Manager:
> New
> Status in Xfce4 Power Manager:
> Unknown
> Status in “xfce4-power-manager” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> What happens:
>
> When I try to access the Xubuntu Power Manager (through Xubuntu
> Settings / Settings Manager), I get first a blank settings window and
> then this error message:
>
> "Unable to connect to Xfce Power Manager
> Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application
> did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply,
> the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. "
>
>
> typing
> xfce4-power-manager
> or
> xfce4-power-manager-settings
> in the terminal leads to: nothing. nothing happens, not even a error
> message.
>
> So I'm not able to make any power settings in Xubuntu.
>
> What is expected to happen:
> Being able to use power manager settings
>
>
> Ubuntu Version:
> 12.04 beta with all updates.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: xfce4-power-manager 1.0.11-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic-pae 3.2.13
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic-pae i686
> ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Wed Apr 4 23:15:10 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386
> (20120328)
> SourcePackage: xfce4-power-manager
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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