I found that the bonobo configuration files for the applets weren't being loaded (hence they weren't available in the add-to-panel dialogue).
I edited bonobo-activation-config.xml to look something like this: <?xml version="1.0"?> <oafconfig> <searchpath> <item>/usr/lib/bonobo/servers</item> <item>/usr/local/lib/bonobo/servers</item> </searchpath> </oafconfig> And everything but the clock works again. That's another issue for another day. But why is a better question. I have a whole load of config files that appear to have moved to dbus in brand-new installations. Why didn't my upgrade port these applets to the new system? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/765794 Title: Many "standard" panel applets not available -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs