I installed Xfce in Ubuntu 14.04, but the network manager icon disappeared. When I run sudo nm-applet, the icon shows. Not only the network manager but also the power manager and fcitx icon disappeared. fcitx is a Chinese input method.
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For the benefit of further readers having the same problem I would like to note that I managed to get the indicators to show up in the xfce4 indicator area without using the indicator plugin.
I fiddled with the settings, but I think the key point was to deactivate the gnome indicators that I marked with red in the screen shot. I reckon these are gnomish programs that might indeed need the indicator-plugin. As can be seen at the top right of the screen shot, at least the network manager and the power indicator appear. Whether there is something special for bluetooth in xfce4, I don't know.
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This solves the problem for me. I disabled those applications from automatic start, and network icon appeared again. I even disinstalled the indicator plugin, since I don't need it.– gerlosJan 20, 2015 at 8:39
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1Nice, this made all other indicators pop up in the xfce4-indicator-area too! May 23, 2015 at 20:19
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1worked also for me with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Xfce 4.12. Thanks for the tip! I also have to add that the idea of adding the xfce4-indicator-plugin is not good: you get further unity crap in the sleek minimal xfce bar. Jun 30, 2015 at 15:02
Make sure you have both Notification Area and Indicator Plugin on your panel.
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2Thanks! Adding Notification Area applet to the panel started showing the Network Indicator. I, however, didn't need to add Indicator plugin nor did it help anyway– asgsNov 3, 2017 at 17:52
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Test this:
Edit /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop:
sudo su
nano /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop
Go down to the Exec line.
Change the entry:
nm-applet
to
dbus-launch nm-applet
Save the file -- Control + O
Close nano -- Control + X
Reboot.
Login and you will see that the n-m icon is now back.
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Thank you for your reply,the network manager icon has appeared,but the fcitx icon is not,I try to add
dbus-launchto/etc/xdg/autostart/fcitx-autostart.desktop,but It does not work.Then i execute fcitx-autostart,it prompts that it is already running，but when I execute thesudo xfce4-power-manager,the power manager icon appear.– DevinAug 29, 2014 at 15:12 -
This is my
session and startupsetting drive.google.com/file/d/0BxJnwGgaIrvZbXBPelB6UF9iajg/… . I guess these problems may be related tosession and startup– DevinAug 29, 2014 at 15:19 -
when I add Indicator Plugin on my panel,All icons appear,both fcitxand xfce4-power-manager,thank you again– DevinAug 29, 2014 at 15:49
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Found out the system theme was just making it difficult to see. Switched to Mint-Y, and I could see it just fine. Sep 17, 2018 at 15:42
In my case, I needed to install network-manager, and network-manager-gnome, despite the fact that I use using xfce4.
sudo apt install network-manager
sudo apt install network-manager-gnome
sudo systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
I rebooted the system, and the network manager plugin appeared in XFCE4's tray.
you can also make the network-manager applet show up with systemd, just make sure you have a notification area set
- make a file
~/.config/systemd/user/nm-applet.servicewith the following content: -
[Unit] Description=Network Manager Applet [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/nm-applet [Install] WantedBy=graphical-session.target - start it with
systemctl --user start nm-applet
fcitxandxfce4-power-manager. I wantxfce4-power-managershows in Notification Area actually, but it does not matter.