On Mon, 7 Mar 2016 11:19:46 -0500 Rog <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/07/2016 01:29 AM, Gary J. Kirkpatrick wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 3:33 AM, Rog <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > My network manager icon is gone from a panel and no setting or > > application under the whisker menu brings it up. It does not > > appear on the list of possible additions on the add menu for panel. > > > > Where'd it go?? Why? How can I get it back. > > > > Curiously, if I create a new user s/he DOES have the icon on > > the panel as does a previously created user. > > > > I also checked my settings>users/groups>advanced>User > > Privileges tab and Connect to wireless and ethernet networks is > > checked. > > > > > > First I'd try sudo service network-manager restart > > > > Then https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkManager, in > > particular sudo apt-get install network-manager-gnome > > or you can try to reinstall from synaptic > > > > garyk > > Restart brought back a network connection. install says latest is > already installed. (I note that install would not have worked if I > did not have an Internet connection.) > > HOWEVER, the icon for network manager is still gone and status on > that is as previously described. SO, I can not choose a network and > can not access my VPN connection.
Try running 'nm-applet &' from a terminal. Petter -- "I'm ionized" "Are you sure?" "I'm positive." -- xubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
