11.04: no systray?

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Does Ubuntu 11.04 (unity) not have a systray? I have set Show system tray icon to always in Pidgin's preferences, but nothing shows up. And it seems I can't add anything to the panel (is it even a gnome panel anymore?) -- otherwise I would have been able to add the systray applet myself.

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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You can find the answer here: How do I access and enable more icons to be in the system tray?. Personally I use scouser73's answer there.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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answered May 08 '11 at 15:17

Chethan S.

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 08 '11 at 15:18

The notification area in 11.04 only allows certain apps to appear there - you can whitelist more (or all) of them though through terminal. Pidgin, though, is not blacklisted, it just appears in the messaging menu (the little folder next to the clock)

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 07 '11 at 14:21

Be ware of unity systray issues. Whitelisting 'all' will help some while adversely impact anothers (Skype). There are some apps that are not compatible with unity systray - period (KeePassX). Most frustrating part is lack of consistency. Unity systray may behave one way in a current session, but on reboot(re-log) may unexpectedly change (resetting systray white list).

11.04: no systray?

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