Just updated and the problem seems to have gone away. Don't see any evidence of anyone working on this bug so hopefully it is fixed rather than intermittent. Currently running:
gnome-power-manager: Installed: 2.31.6-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.31.6-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.31.6-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- Battery icon missing after latest Maverick upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614841 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs