xubuntu 13.10 xfce4-power-manager not working

Question

I found that if xfce4-power-manager does not work if it is started with /usr/bin/xfce4-power-manager, the process is there but no power icon would be shown, the Power Manager in Settings does not work either.

However if I start xfce4-power-manager with command xfce4-power-manager --no-daemon option, everything works normally. Is there anyone facing the same problem?

I have this problem as well. I strace'd it, and it just hangs at a certain point. This problem was not present in 13.04. — David N. Welton, Oct 30 '13 at 10:02
This looks relevant:
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8809 — David N. Welton, Oct 30 '13 at 10:06
I am running xfpm 1.2.0 without major issues. Also check http://askubuntu.com/questions/129671/how-can-i-workaround-the-xfce4-power-manager-being-broken?rq=1 . — landroni, Feb 12 '14 at 07:42

Pygman · Answer 1 · 2014-07-14T14:20:42.147

xfce4-power-manager not started, applet not visible

Delete > Desktop configuration file:

/etc/xdg/autostart/xfce4-power-manager.desktop

Settings Manager / Session and Startup / Startup Applications

Item disabled:

Energy Management (power Management Xfce environment)

New item enabled:

Name:             Xfce Power Manager (for example your name)
Description:      Power manager startup
New command:      xfce4-power-manager --no-daemon

http://ubuntuset.url.ph/power_manager.html

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

You could create a launcher by the following method. Copy and paste the code in gedit and do the required changes..

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Power Manager
Comment=
Exec=/usr/bin/xfce4-power-manager
Icon=[link to icon(not required)]
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=[choose what categories you want this file]

and save the file as anyname.desktop

For more info on how to create a launcher visit -> Link

xubuntu 13.10 xfce4-power-manager not working

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