[Bug 1287080] Re: network manager icon disappeared

2014-03-04 Thread Thaddäus Tintenfisch
** No longer affects: xfce4-panel (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1287080 Title: network manager

[Bug 1287080] Re: network manager icon disappeared

2014-03-03 Thread markling
I simultaneously reported bug info for xfce4-panel as well: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-panel/+bug/1287084 I do think, btw, that this should be down as a security vulnerability. The bug has left me as a simple user without any control over my network aside from the switch on

[Bug 1287080] Re: network manager icon disappeared

2014-03-03 Thread Thaddäus Tintenfisch
Xubuntu 13.04 has reached EOL recently and is not supported anymore. Does this bug affect newer releases? ** Package changed: network-manager (Ubuntu) = network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: xfce4-panel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug

[Bug 1287080] Re: network manager icon disappeared

2014-03-03 Thread markling
Ignoring this EOL business for now, here's a quick fix, the problem and the solution. The quick fix is miraculous, really. You just type nm-applet on the command line. The problem was that Network Manager was deselected in Session Startup Dialogue. I probably did this and forgot all about it.