System tray icons disappeared
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I have Ubuntu 18.04 on my system and recently I started using lightdm instead of the default gdm. Every thing works well except that my tray icons are not showing now.
Rarely do they show (once in 7 boots or so) but for the most part they are not there.
Any ideas on how to get them back?
18.04 lightdm gdm system-tray
asked Mar 9 at 11:29
Punit NaikPunit Naik
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I have Ubuntu 18.04 on my system and recently I started using lightdm instead of the default gdm. Every thing works well except that my tray icons are not showing now.
Rarely do they show (once in 7 boots or so) but for the most part they are not there.
Any ideas on how to get them back?
18.04 lightdm gdm system-tray
asked Mar 9 at 11:29
Punit NaikPunit Naik
1921313
Why aren't you using gdm3? Is there a bigger problem that needs solving?
– heynnema
Mar 9 at 14:47
I switched over from gdm3 to lightdm because I had the "login loop" issue. But since switching to lightdm, weirdly enough, my system's temperatures have been way cooler (when idle) compared to when I was using gdm3 (I don't know why and I honestly have no clue about it). So that is the reason I want to continue with lightdm.
– Punit Naik
Mar 9 at 18:59
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I'll bet that if you switched back to gdm3, the login loop doesn't exist any more. It can happen if you usesudoin the terminal incorrectly. For temps, do you remember how big of a difference there was? I'd use thetopcommand to see if some process, like gnome-shell, was consuming a lot of CPU, raising temps. You could also installthermaldto control temps, even with lightdm. gdm3 is the future... I'd try and make it work.
– heynnema
Mar 9 at 19:39
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I have Ubuntu 18.04 on my system and recently I started using lightdm instead of the default gdm. Every thing works well except that my tray icons are not showing now.
Rarely do they show (once in 7 boots or so) but for the most part they are not there.
Any ideas on how to get them back?
18.04 lightdm gdm system-tray
asked Mar 9 at 11:29
Punit NaikPunit Naik
1921313
I have Ubuntu 18.04 on my system and recently I started using lightdm instead of the default gdm. Every thing works well except that my tray icons are not showing now.
Rarely do they show (once in 7 boots or so) but for the most part they are not there.
Any ideas on how to get them back?
18.04 lightdm gdm system-tray
18.04 lightdm gdm system-tray
asked Mar 9 at 11:29
Punit NaikPunit Naik
1921313
asked Mar 9 at 11:29
Punit NaikPunit Naik
1921313
asked Mar 9 at 11:29
Punit NaikPunit Naik
1921313
asked Mar 9 at 11:29
Punit NaikPunit Naik
1921313
asked Mar 9 at 11:29
Punit NaikPunit Naik
1921313
1921313
Why aren't you using gdm3? Is there a bigger problem that needs solving?
– heynnema
Mar 9 at 14:47
I switched over from gdm3 to lightdm because I had the "login loop" issue. But since switching to lightdm, weirdly enough, my system's temperatures have been way cooler (when idle) compared to when I was using gdm3 (I don't know why and I honestly have no clue about it). So that is the reason I want to continue with lightdm.
– Punit Naik
Mar 9 at 18:59
1
I'll bet that if you switched back to gdm3, the login loop doesn't exist any more. It can happen if you usesudoin the terminal incorrectly. For temps, do you remember how big of a difference there was? I'd use thetopcommand to see if some process, like gnome-shell, was consuming a lot of CPU, raising temps. You could also installthermaldto control temps, even with lightdm. gdm3 is the future... I'd try and make it work.
– heynnema
Mar 9 at 19:39
add a comment |
Why aren't you using gdm3? Is there a bigger problem that needs solving?
– heynnema
Mar 9 at 14:47
I switched over from gdm3 to lightdm because I had the "login loop" issue. But since switching to lightdm, weirdly enough, my system's temperatures have been way cooler (when idle) compared to when I was using gdm3 (I don't know why and I honestly have no clue about it). So that is the reason I want to continue with lightdm.
– Punit Naik
Mar 9 at 18:59
1
I'll bet that if you switched back to gdm3, the login loop doesn't exist any more. It can happen if you usesudoin the terminal incorrectly. For temps, do you remember how big of a difference there was? I'd use thetopcommand to see if some process, like gnome-shell, was consuming a lot of CPU, raising temps. You could also installthermaldto control temps, even with lightdm. gdm3 is the future... I'd try and make it work.
– heynnema
Mar 9 at 19:39
Why aren't you using gdm3? Is there a bigger problem that needs solving?
– heynnema
Mar 9 at 14:47
Why aren't you using gdm3? Is there a bigger problem that needs solving?
– heynnema
Mar 9 at 14:47
I switched over from gdm3 to lightdm because I had the "login loop" issue. But since switching to lightdm, weirdly enough, my system's temperatures have been way cooler (when idle) compared to when I was using gdm3 (I don't know why and I honestly have no clue about it). So that is the reason I want to continue with lightdm.
– Punit Naik
Mar 9 at 18:59
I switched over from gdm3 to lightdm because I had the "login loop" issue. But since switching to lightdm, weirdly enough, my system's temperatures have been way cooler (when idle) compared to when I was using gdm3 (I don't know why and I honestly have no clue about it). So that is the reason I want to continue with lightdm.
– Punit Naik
Mar 9 at 18:59
1
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I'll bet that if you switched back to gdm3, the login loop doesn't exist any more. It can happen if you use
sudo in the terminal incorrectly. For temps, do you remember how big of a difference there was? I'd use the top command to see if some process, like gnome-shell, was consuming a lot of CPU, raising temps. You could also install thermald to control temps, even with lightdm. gdm3 is the future... I'd try and make it work.– heynnema
Mar 9 at 19:39
I'll bet that if you switched back to gdm3, the login loop doesn't exist any more. It can happen if you use
sudo in the terminal incorrectly. For temps, do you remember how big of a difference there was? I'd use the top command to see if some process, like gnome-shell, was consuming a lot of CPU, raising temps. You could also install thermald to control temps, even with lightdm. gdm3 is the future... I'd try and make it work.– heynnema
Mar 9 at 19:39
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Why aren't you using gdm3? Is there a bigger problem that needs solving?
– heynnema
Mar 9 at 14:47
I switched over from gdm3 to lightdm because I had the "login loop" issue. But since switching to lightdm, weirdly enough, my system's temperatures have been way cooler (when idle) compared to when I was using gdm3 (I don't know why and I honestly have no clue about it). So that is the reason I want to continue with lightdm.
– Punit Naik
Mar 9 at 18:59
1
I'll bet that if you switched back to gdm3, the login loop doesn't exist any more. It can happen if you use
sudoin the terminal incorrectly. For temps, do you remember how big of a difference there was? I'd use thetopcommand to see if some process, like gnome-shell, was consuming a lot of CPU, raising temps. You could also installthermaldto control temps, even with lightdm. gdm3 is the future... I'd try and make it work.– heynnema
Mar 9 at 19:39