Ubuntu Indicators to Ayatana Indicators Transition

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  1. Ubuntu Indicators to Ayatana Indicators Transition
    1. Packages that require a Patch and are not yet being worked on
      1. Package in Debian with already enabled Indicator Support
      2. Packages in Ubuntu that have Indicator Support enabled, but not so in Debian
      3. Packages in Ubuntu main that need to be ported a.s.a.p.
    2. W-I-P: Packages that currently get patched
      1. Package: blueman
      2. Package: redshift
    3. POSTPONED: Packages with awkward status in Debian (unclear if we should patch them at all)
    4. SUBMITTED: Packages with patches sent out to package maintainers
      1. Package: deluge-gtk
      2. Package: gmpc
      3. Package: kupfer
      4. Package: lightdm-gtk-greeter
      5. Package: update-notifier (Ubuntu-only)
      6. Package: parcellite
      7. Package: clipit
      8. Package: psensor
    5. INDICATOR-SUPPORT-REMOVED: Packages that no longer use indicators and the their indicator dependencies and code have been removed during the course of this transition
      1. Package: gtimelog
    6. TO-BE-REMOVED: Packages that should be rather removed from Debian than patched
    7. ALREADY-REMOVED: Packages that have been removed from Debian during the course of this transition
      1. Package: libgtk2-appindicator-perl
    8. DONE: Packages that have been switched to Ayatana Indicators
      1. Package: appindicator3-sharp
      2. Package: budgie-indicator-applet
      3. Package: gajim-appindicatorintegration
      4. Package: gcin
      5. Package: gpodder
      6. Package: gnome-pie
      7. Package: gnome-shell-pomodoro
      8. Package: guake-indicator
      9. Package: hime
      10. Package: mate-indicator-applet
      11. Package: mate-polkit
      12. Package: network-manager-applet
      13. Package: onboard
      14. Package: pasystray
      15. Package: ring
      16. Package: transmission
      17. Package: ubiquity (Ubuntu-only)
      18. Package: variety
      19. Package: xfce4-indicator-plugin
      20. Package: remmina
      21. Package: telegram-desktop

Packages that require a Patch and are not yet being worked on

If interested in porting one the package from the below list to Ayatana Indicators, simply move the package name to the W-I-P section and create a status block for it.

Package in Debian with already enabled Indicator Support

Packages in Ubuntu that have Indicator Support enabled, but not so in Debian

Packages in Ubuntu main that need to be ported a.s.a.p.

$ reverse-depends -c main src:libappindicator
Reverse-Depends
===============
* network-manager-gnome         (for libappindicator3-1)       -> SEE BELOW
* remmina                       (for libappindicator3-1)       -> SEE BELOW
* transmission-gtk              (for libappindicator3-1)       -> SEE BELOW
* ubiquity-frontend-gtk         (for gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1) -> SEE BELOW 
* update-notifier               (for libappindicator3-1)       -> SEE BELOW

All Ubuntu packages above have been handled already.

W-I-P: Packages that currently get patched

Package: blueman

Package: redshift

POSTPONED: Packages with awkward status in Debian (unclear if we should patch them at all)

SUBMITTED: Packages with patches sent out to package maintainers

Package: deluge-gtk

Package: gmpc

Package: kupfer

Package: lightdm-gtk-greeter

Package: update-notifier (Ubuntu-only)

Package: parcellite

Package: clipit

Package: psensor

INDICATOR-SUPPORT-REMOVED: Packages that no longer use indicators and the their indicator dependencies and code have been removed during the course of this transition

Package: gtimelog

TO-BE-REMOVED: Packages that should be rather removed from Debian than patched

ALREADY-REMOVED: Packages that have been removed from Debian during the course of this transition

Package: libgtk2-appindicator-perl

DONE: Packages that have been switched to Ayatana Indicators

Package: appindicator3-sharp

Package: budgie-indicator-applet

Package: gajim-appindicatorintegration

Package: gcin

Package: gpodder

Package: gnome-pie

Package: gnome-shell-pomodoro

Package: guake-indicator

Package: hime

Package: mate-indicator-applet

Package: mate-polkit

Package: network-manager-applet

Package: onboard

Package: pasystray

Package: ring

Package: transmission

Package: ubiquity (Ubuntu-only)

Package: variety

Package: xfce4-indicator-plugin

Package: remmina

Package: telegram-desktop