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I have Precise. I don't like that Ubuntu One's icon is located in the notifications area under the envelope. I would like the cloud icon back on the panel like it used to be. Is there a way to do this? I have searched and it seems no one has asked this question.

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UbuntuOne use OSD notifies for that. I tried many icon themes but the only thing I got is an offline/online status. – jasmines May 18 '12 at 15:20

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I think you are looking for the Ubuntu One indicator.

To install the indicator, run these commands in a terminal:

12.04

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rye/ubuntuone-extras
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install indicator-ubuntuone

11.10 and earlier

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rye/ubuntuone-extras
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ubuntuone-indicator

Reference:

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Did not work for me (11.10) – Michael Durrant May 20 '12 at 12:31
I would expect something more descriptive than "Did not work for me" so I can at least try to solve your problem. – jokerdino♦ May 20 '12 at 14:12
ok... I ran the two command indicated for 11.10 They completed successfully and then nothing happened. The indicator didn't appear but I also didn't get any error message. – Michael Durrant May 25 '12 at 0:26
@MichaelDurrant Can you check if it is added to your startup applications? I guess it is not starting when you login and hence you can't see it. – jokerdino♦ May 25 '12 at 5:02
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This applet seems to be what you are looking for. Launchpad: Ubuntu One Indicator Plugin It applet lets you open your UbuntuOne folder, launch the website, monitor up- and download status, connect and disconnect to U1. It also displays a nice cloud icon indicating whether syncing is going on or not.

indicator-ubuntuone screenshot

Here is an old article on Webupd8: Ubuntu One Indicator Applet, and a newer one Omg!Ubuntu!: Ubuntu One Indicator Applet Adds New Features (includes a how to install with PPA and download links).

The applets PPA is ppa:rye/ubuntuone-extras, the package is called "indicator-ubuntuone".

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This looked great and I was able to add the software source. However it did not fix the issue at all for me (v11.10) I also tried webupd8.org/2010/10/ubuntu-one-indicator-applet.html which looked promising but did not work for my 11.10 system. – Michael Durrant May 19 '12 at 12:10
regret to but I am downvoting as this didn't work for me. – Michael Durrant May 19 '12 at 12:11
According to the PPA page "the Indicator package was renamed to indicator-ubuntuone" "starting from 12.04", did you try to install indicator-ubuntuone or ubuntuone-indicator? Maybe downloading indicator-ubuntuone and installing it regardless of your Ubuntu version from launchpad.net/~rye/+archive/ubuntuone-extras/+packages works for you, as the PPA for 11.10 seems to contain quite an old version. – moewe May 19 '12 at 12:40
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I did more research. Looks like "not yet".

Article isn't dated but is what displays as of today - 5/18/2012
https://one.ubuntu.com/help/faq/are-there-notifications/

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