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run_the_race's avatar
run_the_race
Helpful | Level 5
8 months ago

Dropbox says my environment doesn't support tray icon, by it does

In the following image you can see the dropbox system tray icon top right, with the error message below it. I am using the `i3wm` on Ubuntu with `i3status` to show the icons. To me this is a bug in t...
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grenade's avatar
grenade
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

i'm running stock fedora workstation 42 with default gnome. i installed libappindicator from the standard, default fedora repositories. other apps like keybase and wire happily make use of tray icons without falling down, clutching their bruised egos like a footballer when the wind from a football 6 metres away grazes their moisturised shin.
dropbox warns me on every boot that it's stuck in a paper bag and is struggling to find its way out.
it's no big deal. dropbox still works just fine. i just have to listen to its whining all the time.

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