[xubuntu-users] Network Manager Icon Disappears

[lukshuntim at gmail.com]

On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 10:58 AM, Rog wrote:
> The network manager icon continually disappears from Panel 1. In this
> instance, I'm using Xubuntu 14.04.5 - up-to-date.
>
> I am able to make the icon reappear with (thanks to a long-lost post
> that I read somewhere):
>
>     sudo nm-applet &
>
> That is followed by the message
>
>     ~# nm-applet-Message: using fallback from indicator to GtkStatusIcon
>
> I'd like to stop this nuisance of the disappearing access to this
> important applet, but, how?

Is there a file nm-applet.desktop under the directory /etc/xdg/autostart?

If not, try install the package network-manager-gnome.

Regards,
ST
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