[Bug 66759] Re: Gnome system tray icon broken

[Jeff Tucker]

OK, I uninstalled gaim. "sudo dpkg -l | grep gaim" shows no packages,
nothing installed. I used synaptic to remove the packages with the
"remove completely" checked for each.

I deleted .gaim with "rm -rf ~/.gaim"

Now, I install gaim: "sudo apt-get install gaim"

Selecting previously deselected package gaim-data.
(Reading database ... 155034 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gaim-data (from
.../gaim-data_1%3a2.0.0+beta3.1-1ubuntu9_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package gaim.
Unpacking gaim (from .../gaim_1%3a2.0.0+beta3.1-1ubuntu9_i386.deb) ...
Setting up gaim-data (2.0.0+beta3.1-1ubuntu9) ...
Setting up gaim (2.0.0+beta3.1-1ubuntu9) ...

I run gaim from the Applications->Internet menu and set up an AIM
account. I see I'm logged in, I see my contacts. At this point, I have
no gaim icon on the top gnome bar like I used to. It used to appear up
by my clock. Now it's missing.

If I click Tools->Plugins, I see that there is a "System Tray Icon
2.0.0beta3.1" listed which is already checked.

jeff at jeff:~ $ ps auxww | grep gaim
jeff     25835  0.6  3.6  48268 18820 ?        S    14:04   0:01 gaim
jeff     26115  0.0  0.1   1904   676 pts/7    S+   14:08   0:00 grep gaim

I don't remember what happened before. If there is supposed to be an
applet running in ps for gaim, it's not there.

Now, I click the x  in the upper right of the Buddy List. This used to
close the Buddy List but the system tray icon kept me logged in and
receiving messages.

jeff at jeff:~ $ ps auxww | grep gaim
jeff     26179  0.0  0.1   1904   680 pts/7    S+   14:09   0:00 grep gaim


As you can see, gaim is gone, not running.

This was a very generic install of gaim running on dapper. I upgraded to
edgy a couple days ago using synaptic. I'm using the default gnome
window manager and window layout. I really have no idea what else could
be interfering with this.

Thanks for your help.

Jeff

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Gnome system tray icon broken
https://launchpad.net/bugs/66759