Ubuntu Indicators to Ayatana Indicators Transition

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

• alarm-clock-applet

• appindicator3-sharp

• caffeine

• cairo-dock-plug-ins

• clipit

• diodon

• gcin

• gmpc

• gnome-pie

• gnome-shell-pomodoro

• gromit-mpx

• growl-for-linux

• gtg

• gtimelog

• gxkb

• hime

• kupfer

• nitrokey-app

• nitroshare

• parcellite

• pidgin-libnotify

• pithos

• psensor

• python3-seelablet

• python-seelablet

• redshift-gtk

• roger-router

• shutter

• smuxi

• solaar

• solaar-gnome3

• stackapplet

• workrave

• zeal

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

• brasero
• deluge-gtk
• glipper
• gtk-recordmydesktop
• kazam
• lightdm-gtk-greeter
• linuxdcpp
• pasystray
• quicksynergy
• radiotray
• uget
• vino
• virt-manager

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

• Who: sunweaver

• Package (unstable): blueman

Package: gpodder

• Who: sunweaver

• Package (unstable): gpodder

Package: guake-indicator

• Who: sunweaver

• Package (unstable): guake-indicator

Package: onboard

• Who: sunweaver

• Package (unstable): onboard

Package: telegram-desktop

• Who: sunweaver

• Package (unstable): telegram-desktop

Package: winswitch

• Who: sunweaver

• Package (unstable): winswitch

SUBMITTED: Packages with patches sent out to package maintainers

Package: mate-polkit

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-03-29
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=880193;filename=mate-polkit_1.18.1-1%2Bayatanaindicators.debdiff;msg=5

• Upstream-Request: https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-polkit/pull/41

• Bug report: 880193

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: -
• Fixed upstream: -

Package: update-notifier (Ubuntu-only)

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-04-02
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1760691/+attachment/5099150/+files/update-notifier_3.189_3.189.1.debdiff

• Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1760691

• Comment: shift to Ayatana Indicators is a must in Ubuntu to exchange libappindicator with libayatana-appindicator in Ubuntu main
• Fixed in version: -
• Fixed upstream: -

Package: variety

• Who: Unit193
• Last change: 2017-09-26
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: http://paste.debian.net/988085/

• Bug report: -
• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: -
• Fixed upstream: -

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

• None known, at the moment.

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

Package: libgtk2-appindicator-perl

• Who: jbicha, sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-03-31

• Removal Request: 894377

• Other bug reports: 889108

• Comment: Package has been removed from Debian

DONE: Packages that have been switched to Ayatana Indicators

Package: appindicator3-sharp

• Who: andrewsh
• Last change: 2018-04-29
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://browse.dgit.debian.org/appindicator3-sharp.git/tree/debian/patches/04-link_against_ayatana.patch

• Bug report: -
• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 12.10.0+git20151221-4
• Fixed upstream: no

Package: budgie-indicator-applet

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-04-17
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=893707;filename=budgie-indicator-applet_0.3-1_0.3-1.1%2Bayatana.debdiff;msg=5

• Bug report: 893707

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 0.6-1
• Fixed upstream: yes

Package: mate-indicator-applet

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2017-10-30
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=880187;filename=mate-indicator-applet_1.18.1-1.ayatanaindicators.debdiff;msg=5

• Bug report: 880187

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 1.20.0-1 (upstream)
• Fixed upstream: yes

Package: network-manager-applet

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-04-22
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=880169;filename=network-manager-applet_1.8.4-1%2Bayatanaindicator.debdiff;msg=10

• Upstream-Request: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795333

• Bug report: 880169

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 1.8.11
• Fixed upstream: yes

Package: ring

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-04-19
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=894651;filename=ring_20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1_20180228.1.503da2b~ds1-1.1.debdiff;msg=5

• Bug report: 894651

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 20180419.1.01da897~ds1-1
• Fixed upstream: yes

Package: transmission

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-04-22
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=894410;filename=transmission_2.92-3_2.92-3%2Bayatanaindicators.debdiff;msg=5

• Bug report: 894410

• Comment: shift to Ayatana Indicators is a must in Ubuntu to exchange libappindicator with libayatana-appindicator in Ubuntu main
• Fixed in version: 2.93-1 (Debian patch)
• Fixed upstream: pending

Package: ubiquity (Ubuntu-only)

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-04-17
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/363012998/ubiquity-18.04.4_18.04.4+ayatana.debdiff

• Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1760701

• Comment: dropping the ?AppIndicator dependency from debian/control is a must in Ubuntu to exchange libappindicator with libayatana-appindicator in Ubuntu main

• Fixed in version: 18.04.5
• Fixed upstream: yes

Package: xfce4-indicator-plugin

• Who: Unit193
• Last change: 2017-10-30
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-xfce/goodies/trunk/xfce4-indicator-plugin/debian/patches/01_ayatana.patch?view=markup

• Bug report: -

• Follow ups: 893639

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 2.3.3-1
• Fixed upstream: UNKNOWN

Package: remmina

• Who: mfv
• Last change: 2017-10-30
• Patch exists: yes (upstream)
• Patch-URL:
• Bug report: -
• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 1.2.0-rcgit.24-2
• Fixed upstream: yes