[xubuntu-users] Network Manager Gone!

[Petter Adsen]

On Mon, 7 Mar 2016 11:19:46 -0500
Rog <linux.rog at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 03/07/2016 01:29 AM, Gary J. Kirkpatrick wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 3:33 AM, Rog <linux.rog at gmail.com 
> > <mailto:linux.rog at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     My network manager icon is gone from a panel and no setting or
> >     application under the whisker menu brings it up. It does not
> > appear on the list of possible additions on the add menu for panel.
> >
> >     Where'd it go?? Why? How can I get it back.
> >
> >     Curiously, if I create a new user s/he DOES have the icon on
> > the panel as does a previously created user.
> >
> >     I also checked my settings>users/groups>advanced>User
> > Privileges tab and Connect to wireless and ethernet networks is
> > checked.
> >
> >
> > First I'd try sudo service network-manager restart
> >
> > Then https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkManager, in
> > particular sudo apt-get install network-manager-gnome
> > or you can try to reinstall from synaptic
> >
> > garyk  
> 
> Restart brought back a network connection. install says latest is
> already installed. (I note that install would not have worked if I
> did not have an Internet connection.)
> 
> HOWEVER, the icon for network manager is still gone and status on
> that is as previously described. SO, I can not choose a network and
> can not access my VPN connection.

Try running 'nm-applet &' from a terminal.

Petter

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