How to refresh Indicators?

Question

If I add or remove an Indicator (my adding or removing a package) I currently have to logout or restart to see the effects of my changes.

How can I refresh my Indicators from within my session to enable me to keep working?

Answer 1

Try restarting the gnome-panel by hitting Alt+F2 and then typing killall gnome-panel.

Answer 2

Just kill the relevant processes, this will work even if you don't uninstall first:

killall indicator-sound-service

For example, to get rid of the sound indicator after you've uninstalled it, or to refresh it.

Other services include:

• indicator-application-service (for the application menus)
• indicator-datetime-service
• indicator-me-service
• indicator-session-service (for the session menu at the far right)

Answer 3

You could right click > remove it from the panel and add it back again; that's the easiest method, though not the best.