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** Description changed:

+ [ Description ]
+ 
+ When gnome-shell-extension-appindicator is installed and in use, and
+ indicator-application is also in use, there is a race condition that
+ means that Ubuntu sessions might not show any appindicators. They each
+ try to claim a bus name, and only one thing may own the same bus name at
+ a time.
+ 
+ [ QA ]
+ 
+ 1. Install indicator-application.
+ 2. Enter an Ubuntu GNOME Shell session
+ 3. Start something which displays an appindicator, for example transmission-gtk (turn on "Show Transmission in the notification area" in Preferences -> Desktop.
+ 4. Make sure it displays
+ 5. This bug is a race, and sometimes the appindicator will win the race and so they will work anyway. Open `journalctl -b` and check that there are no messages mentioning "org.kde.StatusNotifier". If the bug was happening you'd have a message from either the extension or indicator-application mentioning this name.
+ 
+ [ Fix ]
+ 
+ Don't run indicator-application on ubuntu sessions.
+ 
+ [ Regression potential ]
+ 
+ If someone has a different session called 'ubuntu' then this will stop
+ indicator-application running for them.
+ 
+ [ Original description ]
+ 
  On an Ubuntu 18.10 system, the dropbox icon would not show in the system
  tray panel. After searching the internet and trying various fixes (which
  did not work as expected) I came across a link which said indicator-
  application should be removed. I removed it along with the indicator-
  applet app and things are working fine!.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: indicator-application (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-16.17-generic 4.18.20
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Mar  8 11:48:16 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-20 (77 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
  SourcePackage: indicator-application
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1819103

Title:
  Indicator Application and indicator-applet does not show indicators

Status in indicator-application package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in indicator-application source package in Bionic:
  In Progress
Status in indicator-application source package in Cosmic:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [ Description ]

  When gnome-shell-extension-appindicator is installed and in use, and
  indicator-application is also in use, there is a race condition that
  means that Ubuntu sessions might not show any appindicators. They each
  try to claim a bus name, and only one thing may own the same bus name
  at a time.

  [ QA ]

  1. Install indicator-application.
  2. Enter an Ubuntu GNOME Shell session
  3. Start something which displays an appindicator, for example transmission-gtk (turn on "Show Transmission in the notification area" in Preferences -> Desktop.
  4. Make sure it displays
  5. This bug is a race, and sometimes the appindicator will win the race and so they will work anyway. Open `journalctl -b` and check that there are no messages mentioning "org.kde.StatusNotifier". If the bug was happening you'd have a message from either the extension or indicator-application mentioning this name.

  [ Fix ]

  Don't run indicator-application on ubuntu sessions.

  [ Regression potential ]

  If someone has a different session called 'ubuntu' then this will stop
  indicator-application running for them.

  [ Original description ]

  On an Ubuntu 18.10 system, the dropbox icon would not show in the
  system tray panel. After searching the internet and trying various
  fixes (which did not work as expected) I came across a link which said
  indicator-application should be removed. I removed it along with the
  indicator-applet app and things are working fine!.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: indicator-application (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-16.17-generic 4.18.20
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Mar  8 11:48:16 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-20 (77 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
  SourcePackage: indicator-application
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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