Re: Debian 11 Xfce panel Network Manager applet has disappeared

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 4/14/24 05:29, David Christensen wrote:
> debian-user:
>
> I have a Dell Latitude E6520:
>
> 2024-04-14 04:28:39 dpchrist@laalaa ~
> $ cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a
> 11.9
> Linux laalaa 5.10.0-28-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.209-2 (2024-01-31) 
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> 2024-04-14 04:34:40 dpchrist@laalaa ~
> $ dpkg-query -l xfce4 network-manager network-manager-gnome
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> | 
> Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
> |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name                  Version          Architecture Description
> +++-=====================-================-============-=========================================================
> ii  network-manager       1.30.6-1+deb11u1 amd64        network 
> management framework (daemon and userspace tools)
> ii  network-manager-gnome 1.20.0-3         amd64        network 
> management framework (GNOME frontend)
> ii  xfce4                 4.16             all          Meta-package for 
> the Xfce Lightweight Desktop Environment
>
>
> I have used the Xfce panel Network Manager applet for many years. 
> Tonight, I noticed that it has disappeared (!).


I compared the problem machine against another with a working Xfce panel 
Network Manager applet, and discovered that the Status Tray Plugin was 
missing.  I may have deleted Status Tray Plugin while cleaning, but did 
not notice the change immediately (?).


So, I added Status Tray Plugin and now Network Manager has returned.


David