mail icon gone from panel

Asked by jim weaver

using ue 2.8 and it HAD a envelope on top panel that when clicked would allow you to check mail,chat,use pigon,compose mail etc. well seems it is gone and i would like to get it back can you please help

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said :
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Once the Terminal window opens, enter the following command at the prompt:

gconftool-2 – -shutdown

(Note: There should be no spaces between the two dashes before shutdown.)

EDIT – Reader nickrud has suggested a better method instead of shutting down gconfd. Instead use the following command (thanks nickrud!)

gconftool – -recursive-unset /apps/panel

(Remember: There should be no spaces between the two dashes before shutdown.)

Then enter the next command:

rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/panel

And enter one more command:

pkill gnome-panel

That's it! ;; when you inter your password you will not see it , just clikc enter ;;

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Mario Gervais (mgervais) said :
#2

You can also add it back to your panel by right-clicking in the panel you want it and choose "Add".

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Best Larry Jordan (larryjor) said :
#3

     Just right click on the top panel (where it was anyway) and select "Add to Panel". Out of the list that comes up, choose "Indicator Applet". It should appear almost immediately.

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jim weaver (lonewitch) said :
#4

im sorry kinda new to this could you please send me terminal comands in
order and i will just copy and paste On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 01:31
+0000, GREG T. wrote:
> Your question #131372 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/131372
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> GREG T. proposed the following answer:
> Once the Terminal window opens, enter the following command at the
> prompt:
>
> gconftool-2 – -shutdown
>
> (Note: There should be no spaces between the two dashes before
> shutdown.)
>
> EDIT – Reader nickrud has suggested a better method instead of shutting
> down gconfd. Instead use the following command (thanks nickrud!)
>
> gconftool – -recursive-unset /apps/panel
>
> (Remember: There should be no spaces between the two dashes before
> shutdown.)
>
> Then enter the next command:
>
> rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/panel
>
> And enter one more command:
>
> pkill gnome-panel
>
> That's it! ;; when you inter your password you will not see it , just
> clikc enter ;;
>

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jim weaver (lonewitch) said :
#5

itried that but it only adds mail icon but not the drop down menu On
Wed, 2010-10-27 at 01:37 +0000, Mario Gervais wrote:
> Your question #131372 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/131372
>
> Mario Gervais requested for more information:
> You can also add it back to your panel by right-clicking in the panel
> you want it and choose "Add".
>

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jim weaver (lonewitch) said :
#6

 THAT DID IT THANK YOU VEY MUCH On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 01:40 +0000,
Larry Jordan wrote:
> Your question #131372 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/131372
>
> Larry Jordan proposed the following answer:
> Just right click on the top panel (where it was anyway) and select
> "Add to Panel". Out of the list that comes up, choose "Indicator
> Applet". It should appear almost immediately.
>

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said :
#7

they are in order ,just copy and paste then enter

On 10/26/2010 08:42 PM, jim weaver wrote:
> Question #131372 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/131372
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> jim weaver is still having a problem:
> im sorry kinda new to this could you please send me terminal comands in
> order and i will just copy and paste On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 01:31
> +0000, GREG T. wrote:
>> Your question #131372 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/131372
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> GREG T. proposed the following answer:
>> Once the Terminal window opens, enter the following command at the
>> prompt:
>>
>> gconftool-2 – -shutdown
>>
>> (Note: There should be no spaces between the two dashes before
>> shutdown.)
>>
>> EDIT – Reader nickrud has suggested a better method instead of shutting
>> down gconfd. Instead use the following command (thanks nickrud!)
>>
>> gconftool – -recursive-unset /apps/panel
>>
>> (Remember: There should be no spaces between the two dashes before
>> shutdown.)
>>
>> Then enter the next command:
>>
>> rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/panel
>>
>> And enter one more command:
>>
>> pkill gnome-panel
>>
>> That's it! ;; when you inter your password you will not see it , just
>> clikc enter ;;
>>

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jim weaver (lonewitch) said :
#8

thank you all this did it