Re: Network-Manager icon in systray keeps disappearing

From	Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Network-Manager icon in systray keeps disappearing
Date	2016-04-08 08:00 +0200
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Patrick Wiseman <pwiseman@gmail.com> writes:

> Debian testing; xfce systray.
>
> 'sudo service network-manager restart' doesn't bring it back. Networking
> continues to work, but I can't control VPN connections and disconnections.
> This morning, after a reboot (seemed the quickest way to get the icon back)
> it let me connect to a VPN but then disappeared again.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Patrick

The system tray icon is provided by the program called nm-applet, which
communicates with NetworkManager.  Try running nm-applet from a shell,
and leave the shell open.  If the icon disappears again, check the shell
for errors.

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regards,
kushal

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Network-Manager icon in systray keeps disappearing Patrick Wiseman <pwiseman@gmail.com> - 2016-04-07 14:40 +0200
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