Not only does it fail to start - but if you insist on adding invest- applet to the panel, it turns out, a process is spawned in the background anyway; and at that, a process that you cannot kill - because it respawns itself; this is what I get on Natty:
$ ps axf | grep -i inve 1846 ? Sl 0:00 python /usr/lib/gnome-applets/invest-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:Invest_Applet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=26 8115 pts/0 S+ 0:00 \_ grep --color=tty -i inve $ kill 1846 # and say Delete to "The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:Invest_Applet"." # still a new process is spawned $ ps axf | grep -i inve 8350 pts/0 R+ 0:00 \_ grep --color=tty -i inve 8190 ? Sl 0:00 python /usr/lib/gnome-applets/invest-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:Invest_Applet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=26 .... and that sort of stuff persists after reboot. So, this is the procedure that I did to finally clean it up: # look up invest applet via gconf panel/applets: $ grep -ri invest $(find ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/ -type f) ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_9/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_19/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_13/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_10/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_17/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_14/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_7/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_11/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_6/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_21/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_18/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_20/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_15/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_5/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_12/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_16/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_22/%gconf.xml: <stringvalue>OAFIID:Invest_Applet</stringvalue> # collect dirs where invest applet has been stored: $INVDIRS=$(for ix in $(grep --files-with-matches -ri invest $(find ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/ -type f)) ; do iz=$(dirname $ix); echo $iz; done) $ echo "$INVDIRS" ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_9 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_19 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_13 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_10 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_17 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_14 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_7 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_11 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_6 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_21 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_18 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_20 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_15 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_5 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_12 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_16 ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/applet_22 # > http://www.ubuntugeek.com/tiphow-to-restore-accidently-deleted-top-panel-in-ubuntu-10-04-lucid.html # > gconftool-2 --shutdown # > rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/panel # since we cannot kill invest applet; go down to shell # sudo telinit 1? Nope, just shows screen - doesn't drop to shell! # Magic SysRq kills processes, but doesn't drop to runlevel 1 # sudo telinit 1 simply freezes # MUST reboot - and choose recovery console! # recovery console - choose netroot (shell with networking) # recovery console logs in as root - go back to your user: su - username # so again: $INVDIRS=$(for ix in $(grep --files-with-matches -ri invest $(find ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/ -type f)) ; do iz=$(dirname $ix); echo $iz; done) # check - here no quotes for $INVDIRS: for ix in $INVDIRS; do echo rm -rf $ix; done # execute for ix in $INVDIRS; do rm -rf $ix; done # check - should be deleted ok ls ~/.gconf/apps/panel/applets/ # reboot sudo shutdown -r now # after reboot, check again: $ ps axf | grep -i invest 2409 pts/0 S+ 0:00 \_ grep --color=tty -i invest # 'tis clean! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-applets in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775387 Title: Invest-applet fails to start after upgrade to Natty Status in “gnome-applets” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-applets Bug occurred immediately after upgrade from Maverick to Natty. (I am now using the Ubuntu Classic desktop, to retain Gnome stuff) gnome-applets version: 2.32.1.1-0ubuntu5 I expected the Invest applet to be visible in my Gnome toolbar after the upgrade; however although other applets are present (system monitor, weather, etc) I cannot see the Invest icon. Attempting to add it back does not give any errors messages, however it does not appear. Attempting to run the applet from the command line produces the following output: tobyc@adonai:~$ /usr/lib/gnome-applets/invest-applet -d 2011-05-02 17:18:52.192521: Debugging enabled 2011-05-02 17:18:52.192570: Data Dir: /usr/share/gnome-applets/invest-applet 2011-05-02 17:18:52.192585: Detected PROXY: None A "ps" command shows that the applet is now running - however it still does not appear anywhere in my visible toolbars. Killing and restarting the applet also does not help. Ditto for rebooting. Any way I can help debug this? 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