Network manager icon not appearing

[Gary Kirkpatrick]

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Andrew Farris <flyindragon1 at aol.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 20:51 -0500, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Andrew Farris <flyindragon1 at aol.com>
> > wrote:
> >         On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 07:22 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> >         > Hello.
> >         > I am using 8.10 on my Dell Mini 10.  The Network manager
> >         icon stopped
> >         > appearing on the bar so I can't see which wireless networks
> >         are
> >         > available.  When I click System/Network Manager nothing
> >         happens.   I
> >         > can connect via ethernet.  On 9.10 on same notebook I do not
> >         have this
> >         > problem at all and in fact sometimes when 8.1 loads the icon
> >         loads,
> >         > sometimes I see it for a moment and it disappears.
> >
> >         sounds like the applet is crashing for some reason...but since
> >         you can still connect to the internet via ethernet, then
> >         network manager is still working, you are just lacking an
> >         applet to see what it's doing. Try going to a terminal
> >         (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and run this:
> >            nm-applet
>
> > Andrew, the command yielded
> >
> > $ nm-applet
> > bash: nm-applet: command not found
> >
> > So where did the applet go and more importantly how do I get it back?
> > Right clicking on black space on tool bar does not result in the
> > applet's appearance either.
>
> Odd... It seems that your try applet is no longer on your system.
>
> The tray applet is a part of the "network-manager-gnome" package...so it
> would be worth a shot to try reinstalling the package. To do so:
>     1. Go to "System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager"
>     2. Select "Networking" from the "Section" tree on the left, then
>        search for "network-manager-gnome".  It should be the first or
>        second thing to come up
>     3. right-click on the package, and select "Mark for
>        Re-installation"
>     4. Click "Apply"
>
> That should download the package from online (assuming you still have
> your Ethernet connection), and in theory should re-install the applet.
> After that, try running the "nm-applet" in the command line again, and
> see what happens (if the applet appears by itself after installing, then
> you dont have to bother with running it from a terminal, and your issue
> is fixed).
>
> Hope that helps!
>
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Andrew, command still not found!  nm-apple

gary
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