As I have already wrote on AskUbuntu ( https://askubuntu.com/a/1107774/66509 ):
" To fix the menu display we need to launch hplip with help of DBus (as in [DropBox case](https://askubuntu.com/a/1065718/66509)) by creating and editing this file: killall hp-systray rm ~/.hplip/hp-systray.lock mkdir -p ~/.config/autostart/ cp /etc/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop ~/.config/autostart/ sed -i "s/hp-systray -x/dbus-launch hp-systray -x/" ~/.config/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop and then reboot and enjoy " ** Also affects: hplip Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to hplip in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1810745 Title: HPLIP hp-systray tray icon does not show dropdown menu in MATE Panel on 18.04 LTS, 18.10 and 19.04 Status in HPLIP: New Status in hplip package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in mate-panel package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Steps to reproduce: 1. Install Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS with all updates 2. Install HPLIP into it with `sudo apt install hplip-gui` 3. Log out. Expected results: * HPLIP shows hp-systray icon and its fully functional Actual results: * HPLIP shows hp-systrat icon but it is non-functional (see screenshot) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: mate-panel 1.20.1-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-43.46-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-43-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Mon Jan 7 12:15:48 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) SourcePackage: mate-panel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1810745/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
