Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared

From	David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared
Date	2024-04-17 20:50 +0200
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Subject: Re: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:38:49 -0700
From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
To: Gareth Evans <donotspam@fastmail.fm>

On 4/17/24 03:47, Gareth Evans wrote:
> On Wed 17/04/2024 at 09:18, David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote:
>> On 4/16/24 08:56, Gareth Evans wrote:
>>> On 16 Apr 2024, at 00:18, David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote:
>>>> On 4/15/24 09:21, Gareth Evans wrote:
>>>>>> On Sun 14/04/2024 at 13:29, David Christensen wrote:
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>> I have used the Xfce panel Network Manager applet for many years.
>>>>>> Tonight, I noticed that it has disappeared (!).
>>>>>> ...
>>>> 2024-04-15 16:08:23 dpchrist@laalaa ~
>>>> $ ps aux | grep nm-applet
>>>> dpchrist    1518  0.1  0.2 426500 35380 ?        Sl   16:06   0:00 nm-applet
>>>> dpchrist    1940  0.0  0.0   3240   644 pts/0    S+   16:15   0:00 grep nm-applet
>>>>
>>>> 2024-04-15 16:15:12 dpchrist@laalaa ~
>>>> $ nm-applet
>>>>
>>>> 2024-04-15 16:15:31 dpchrist@laalaa ~
>>>> $ ps aux | grep nm-applet
>>>> dpchrist    1518  0.1  0.2 426500 35380 ?        Sl   16:06   0:00 nm-applet
>>>> dpchrist    1952  0.0  0.0   3240   644 pts/0    S+   16:15   0:00 grep nm-applet
>>>
>>> That seems to show it's running from the outset, just not being displayed on the panel.
>>>
>>> Does rebooting (or logging out and in again) bring it back?
>>
>>
>> No.
> 
> OK.  You may have checked this already, but in case not, if I install XFCE and go to
> 
> Settings > Session and Startup > Application Autostart
> 
> there is an entry in the list called
> 
> "Network (Manage your network connections)"


It is checked.


> which shows a tooltip of "command: nm-applet"


Command: nm-applet


> Might this somehow have become unset?
> 
> I'm not sure if it's possible for GUI config helpers to become detached from actual settings - this seems to describe the relevant locations:
> 
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/669372/xfce4-session-and-startup-where-are-autostart-items-saved


2024-04-17 11:21:06 dpchrist@laalaa ~
$ grep nm-applet ~/.config/autostart
grep: /home/dpchrist/.config/autostart: No such file or directory

2024-04-17 11:33:11 dpchrist@laalaa ~
$ find .config -name autostart

2024-04-17 11:33:22 dpchrist@laalaa ~
$


2024-04-17 11:34:14 dpchrist@laalaa ~
$ grep -r nm-applet /etc/xdg/autostart
/etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop:Exec=nm-applet
/etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop:X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=nm-applet


My WAG is that nm-applet is failing to start, but I have been unable to 
find if and where any error message is reported.


David

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Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-04-17 20:50 +0200
  Re: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-04-17 21:10 +0200
    Re: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-04-18 12:10 +0200
  Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-04-17 21:50 +0200
    Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared eben@gmx.us - 2024-04-17 23:00 +0200
      Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-04-18 11:40 +0200
        Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr> - 2024-04-19 09:20 +0200
          Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-04-19 21:30 +0200
    Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-04-18 11:30 +0200
      Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared eben@gmx.us - 2024-04-18 14:40 +0200
        Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-04-18 19:40 +0200
  Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared "Gareth Evans" <donotspam@fastmail.fm> - 2024-04-18 04:50 +0200
    Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-04-18 12:10 +0200
      Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-04-18 16:30 +0200
        Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-04-18 19:50 +0200
      Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared "Gareth Evans" <donotspam@fastmail.fm> - 2024-04-18 18:50 +0200
        Re: Fwd: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-04-18 20:00 +0200

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