Dropbox system tray icoon missing

chang-hs · 2021-09-13 08:06:26

Hi,
I am using Debian Buster and recently switched to Xfce4.
I noticed that the dropbox system tray icon is missing. Dropboxd is working fine, and if I switch back to gnome, I can find the dropbox system tray icon.
I re-installed dropbox in vain. I searched the internet but could not find an answer.

Would someone help me on this isssue?

Hansoo

ToZ · 2021-09-13 10:53:00

How did you install dropbox in buster?
Is the Notification Area plugin added to the panel?

There should also be an .xsession-errors file in your home directory. Perhaps posting back the contents of that file after a fresh login.

Note: On my buster 64-bit test vm, I've installed dropbox via:

cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -

...and created an autostart entry that runs:

/home/toz/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

...and the icon appears in the Notification Area.

chang-hs · 2021-09-14 03:35:55

Thanks ToZ

Yes, my setup is exactly the same as yours.

Today, I noticed that the dropbox icon is not missing but present in the Notification Area. It is only that the icon is blank and transparent. I can click on this blank icon and handle the dropbox setting.

This is very weird, but my problem is solved practically now.

My ~/.xsession-errors is as follows.
Xsession: X session started for chang at 2021年 9月 14日火曜日 12:09:19 JST
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting DISPLAY=:0
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XAUTHORITY=/home/chang/.Xauthority
localuser:chang being added to access control list
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting USER=chang
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting HOME=/home/chang
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting QT4_IM_MODULE=fcitx
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting DESKTOP_SESSION=xfce
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting IM_CONFIG_PHASE=1
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting LOGNAME=chang
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting GDM_LANG=ja_JP.utf8
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session1
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting DISPLAY=:0
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=xfce
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XAUTHORITY=/home/chang/.Xauthority
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm/data/chang
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting SHELL=/bin/bash
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting GDMSESSION=xfce
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting GPG_AGENT_INFO=/run/user/1000/gnupg/S.gpg-agent:0:1
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting PWD=/home/chang
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/xfce4:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/
dbus-update-activation-environment: setting CLUTTER_IM_MODULE=fcitx
/usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0
xfce4-session-Message: 12:09:21.256: SSH authentication agent is already running
gpg-agent[5935]: *警告*: "--write-env-file"は、使われなくなったオプションです - なんの効果もありません
gpg-agent: gpg-agentは既に実行されています - 新しいものをスタートさせません

(xfce4-session:5907): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 12:09:21.265: gpg-agent returned no PID in the variables

(xfce4-session:5907): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 12:09:23.010: Unable to launch "xfce4-settings-helper": Failed to execute child process “xfce4-settings-helper” (そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません)

(xfce4-session:5907): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 12:09:23.011: Unable to launch "xfce4-settings-helper": Failed to execute child process “xfce4-settings-helper” (そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません)
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/apex._apex.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'

(wrapper-2.0:5999): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:09:24.423: Negative content width -3 (allocation 1, extents 2x2) while allocating gadget (node button, owner PulseaudioButton)
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/PyQt5.QtWidgets.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/PyQt5.QtCore.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/PyQt5.QtGui.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/chang/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-130.4.4978/PyQt5.QtDBus.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'

(xfce4-session:5907): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 12:09:31.958: Unable to launch "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kdeconnectd" (specified by autostart/kdeconnectd.desktop): Failed to execute child process “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kdeconnectd” (そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません)
(uint32 1,)

(xfce4-session:5907): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 12:09:32.647: Unable to launch "xfce4-volumed" (specified by autostart/xfce4-volumed.desktop): Failed to execute child process “xfce4-volumed” (そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません)

(xfce4-session:5907): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 12:09:32.660: Unable to launch "update-notifier" (specified by autostart/update-notifier.desktop): Failed to execute child process “update-notifier” (そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません)

** (tracker-extract:6163): WARNING **: 12:09:35.241: Could not open pdf file '/home/chang/Dropbox/traitdelafugue00geda.pdf': そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません

** (tracker-extract:6163): WARNING **: 12:09:35.245: Could not get GFileInfo for URI:'file:///home/chang/Dropbox/NS%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E4%BC%9A2011.pptx'

** (tracker-extract:6163): WARNING **: 12:09:35.245: Can't open file from uri 'file:///home/chang/Dropbox/NS%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E4%BC%9A2011.pptx': そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません

** (tracker-extract:6163): WARNING **: 12:09:35.248: Could not get GFileInfo for URI:'file:///home/chang/Dropbox/%E7%B7%8F%E4%BC%9A2011.pptx'

** (tracker-extract:6163): WARNING **: 12:09:35.248: Can't open file from uri 'file:///home/chang/Dropbox/%E7%B7%8F%E4%BC%9A2011.pptx': そのようなファイルやディレクトリはありません
[. ]
(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.815: Could not insert metadata for item "file:///home/chang/Dropbox/traitdelafugue00geda.pdf": Subject `(null)' is not in domain `nie:DataObject' of property `nie:dataSource'

(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.815: If the error above is recurrent for the same item/ID, consider running "tracker-extract" in the terminal with the TRACKER_VERBOSITY=3 environment variable, and filing a bug with the additional information

(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.815: Could not insert metadata for item "file:///home/chang/Dropbox/NS%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E4%BC%9A2011.pptx": Subject `urn:uuid:c1dc2f71-4703-ef22-2668-d22cc06b2edc' is not in domain `nie:DataObject' of property `nie:dataSource'

(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.815: If the error above is recurrent for the same item/ID, consider running "tracker-extract" in the terminal with the TRACKER_VERBOSITY=3 environment variable, and filing a bug with the additional information

(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.815: Could not insert metadata for item "file:///home/chang/Dropbox/%E7%B7%8F%E4%BC%9A2011.pptx": Subject `urn:uuid:3e3fa98f-b179-c0f8-ca3b-5bcd8f244870' is not in domain `nie:DataObject' of property `nie:dataSource'

(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.815: If the error above is recurrent for the same item/ID, consider running "tracker-extract" in the terminal with the TRACKER_VERBOSITY=3 environment variable, and filing a bug with the additional information

(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.815: Could not insert metadata for item "file:///home/chang/tmp/home/chang/%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88/NEC%20printer/multiwriter_5750C_driver_manual.pdf": Subject `urn:uuid:7ebf8292-2057-2773-caa8-f84a9bb551ec' is not in domain `nie:DataObject' of property `nie:dataSource'

(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.815: If the error above is recurrent for the same item/ID, consider running "tracker-extract" in the terminal with the TRACKER_VERBOSITY=3 environment variable, and filing a bug with the additional information

(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.816: Could not insert metadata for item "file:///home/chang/tmp/home/chang/%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88/%E8%84%8A%E9%AB%84%E5%A4%96%E7%A7%91/%E8%8F%85%E5%8E%9F%E8%AB%96%E6%96%87/%E6%8A%95%E7%A8%BF%E8%A6%8F%E5%AE%9A.pdf": Subject `urn:uuid:1eec53f6-5a1d-5809-0c7a-deff6cec3909' is not in domain `nie:DataObject' of property `nie:dataSource'

(tracker-extract:6163): Tracker-WARNING **: 12:09:35.816: If the error above is recurrent for the same item/ID, consider running "tracker-extract" in the terminal with the TRACKER_VERBOSITY=3 environment variable, and filing a bug with the additional information
Dropbox is already running!

(wrapper-2.0:7132): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:20:13.150: Negative content width -19 (allocation 1, extents 10x10) while allocating gadget (node button, owner GtkToggleButton)

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:20:44.852: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:46: The style property GtkWidget:focus-padding is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:20:44.852: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:78: The style property GtkWidget:focus-line-width is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:20:44.852: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:108: The style property GtkButton:default-border is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:20:44.852: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:136: The style property GtkButton:inner-border is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:27.023: gtk_menu_detach(): menu is not attached

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:27.023: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:46: The style property GtkWidget:focus-padding is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:27.023: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:78: The style property GtkWidget:focus-line-width is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:27.023: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:108: The style property GtkButton:default-border is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:27.024: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:136: The style property GtkButton:inner-border is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:36.212: gtk_menu_detach(): menu is not attached

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 12:21:36.212: gtk_widget_destroy: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:36.213: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:46: The style property GtkWidget:focus-padding is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:36.213: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:78: The style property GtkWidget:focus-line-width is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:36.213: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:108: The style property GtkButton:default-border is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version

(wrapper-2.0:7140): Gtk-WARNING **: 12:21:36.213: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:136: The style property GtkButton:inner-border is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version
# watch_fast: "/org/gnome/terminal/legacy/" (establishing: 0, active: 0)
# unwatch_fast: "/org/gnome/terminal/legacy/" (active: 0, establishing: 1)
# watch_established: "/org/gnome/terminal/legacy/" (establishing: 0)

Hansoo

ToZ · 2021-09-14 11:05:08

chang-hs wrote:

This is very weird, but my problem is solved practically now.

So is everything working okay now, or is the icon still transparent?

If the icon is still transparent, does this command work:

dropbox stop && env DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="" dropbox start -i

chang-hs · 2021-09-15 07:17:57

Thanks ToZ

The icon is still transparent, but I can work with it.
The suggested command did not work.
Further troubleshooting is too much for me, so I will live with it. Or I may switch back to gnome3.

Thank you very much for your help.

kuznet · 2021-10-07 10:42:54

FYI I have found out what happens here.

The problem is in rotten Qt5 libraries distributed with dropbox.

If you delete libQt5* from dropbox folder it will use correct
libs distributed with system (though it might depend on system,
in my case it is qt5 5.15.2) and icon will be back.

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Dropbox system tray icoon missing

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