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xmonad package

Indicators missing from indicators-applet-complete when using gnome-flashback-xmonad session

Bug #1697399 reported by medwards
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xmonad (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

Also affects Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Affects:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 17.04
Release: 17.04

xmonad:
  Installed: 0.12-5ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.12-5ubuntu1
 *** 0.12-5ubuntu1 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The indicator-applet-complete applet in gnome-panel is missing all of its indicators (except network) when using xmonad, but not when using any other gnome-flashback session (ie metacity/compiz).

This appears to be because in Zesty you need to launch your session with /usr/lib/gnome-session/run-systemd-session gnome-session-flashback.target (instead of just gnome-flashback-xmonad), otherwise indicator services are not started.

eg:
/usr/share/xsession/gnome-flashback-xmonad.desktop
-Exec=gnome-flashback-xmonad
+Exec=/usr/lib/gnome-session/run-systemd-session gnome-session-flashback.target

See original description
Tags: bionic
medwards (medwards)
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in xmonad (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Nathan Collins (ntc2) wrote :

I'm having the same problem on Ubuntu 18.04. The fix suggested by the OP appears to work, and is implemented in this repo: https://github.com/Gekkio/gnome-session-xmonad.

For people that are experiencing this bug, consider using the Gnome session provided by that repo. See PPA instructions here: https://github.com/Gekkio/gnome-session-xmonad#quick-installation

tags: added: bionic
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Nathan Collins (ntc2) wrote :

Mention that bug also affects 18.04, an LTS that will be supported for a long time.

description: updated
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