[xubuntu-users] Network Manager Icon Disappears

[lukshuntim at gmail.com]

On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 04:35 AM, Rog wrote:
> On 09/17/2016 10:37 AM, lukshuntim at gmail.com wrote:
>> On Friday, September 16, 2016 04:58 AM, Rog wrote:
>>> On 09/14/2016 12:06 PM, lukshuntim at gmail.com wrote:
>>>> 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
>>> ST:
>>>
>>> Yes, the file is there. Network-manager-gnome is up-to-date. For good
>>> measure, I re-installed, to no avail.
>>
>> Is the indicator plugin installed/working? Maybe that's the cause.
>>
>> Another possible cause is with the sessions. Please check with the
>> settings manager.
>>
>> BTW, replying to the list is sufficient.
>> -- ST
> What is the indicator plugin? I do see other icons on Panel 1. No
> Network icon is available to add when I go to Panel > Properties > *Add
> New Items.

Package xfce4-indicator-plugin. If it's installed, the icon of the 
running nm-applet will appears there. Please check Settings Manager | 
Panel | Items to see if it's already added.

>
> I see nothing in Settings Manager that I can relate to this problem.

Check under Settings Manager | Session and Startup | Application 
Autostart to see if nm-applet is enabled.
		
-- ST