On new install of 12.10 (AMD64 architecture) this bug appeared. Notice that 12.10 is using XFCE 4.10 as standard, so no need for PPA.
Additional information: * When trying operations requested on comment #2, observed same behavior as comment #12 * Regarding power button, it does nothing when pressed, as reported on #6 and #8. * Also installed Ubuntu then XFCE components, like in comments #14 and #15. * Package indicator-power *is* installed. Removing indicator-power might be an option for some but it's a kludgy workaround as it probably deprives users running gnome or unity from seeing battery status :-/. * After doing like in comment #12 (kill -9 was needed, --quit or plain kill was not enough), power manager can be tuned via XFCE parameter tool and works (e.g. suspends when closing lid, if configured that way). * Also, the system experiences bug #1048805. It might be a hint as both bug show a message "Did not receive a reply." The local fix for power manager does not fix that bug, still. To summarize : the scenario of a conflict between Gnome and XFCE components seem plausible. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/973778 Title: Unable to connect to Xfce Power Manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xfce4-power-manager/+bug/973778/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
