Tray icon missing in Ubuntu 18.04

Question

Tray icon missing in Ubuntu 18.04

Closed this issue 6 years ago · 5 comments

george-viaud commented 6 years ago

Installed from default apt repo.

Missing tray icon - otherwise works great.

wavexx commented 6 years ago

See #60

Answer 1 · 2018-10-02T22:58:16.000Z

From where did you install screenkey? Ubuntu universe?
Please file a bug on ubuntu about a missing dependency.

Debian doesn't have unity, so the dependency cannot be added on the original package.

Answer 2 · 2018-10-03T07:24:53.000Z

Indeed, addin python-appindicator solved my problem.
I installed from Universe indeed.
18.04 isn't running Unity so I guess when installed to 17.10+ apt should force python-appindicator ? I'll see if I can find the package manager (person) and ask them to add.

Thanks!

Answer 3 · 2018-10-03T07:30:28.000Z

Bug opened on package site https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screenkey/+bug/1795809

Thanks again

Answer 4 · 2018-10-03T10:47:27.000Z

On Wed, Oct 03 2018, George Viaud wrote: 18.04 isn't running Unity so I guess when installed to 17.10+ apt should force python-appindicator ? I'll see if I can find the package manager (person) and ask them to add.

It really depends on which desktop manager you're using. The regular systray works everywhere else except gnome, so I wouldn't consider this strictly as a bug. Ideally this would be a "recommended" package on Ubuntu. One of the many reasons I came to dislike anything gnome.