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

• caffeine

• cairo-dock-plug-ins

• diodon

• gnome-shell-pomodoro

• gromit-mpx

• growl-for-linux

• gtg

• gxkb

• kylin-burner

• modem-manager-gui

• nitrokey-app

• nitroshare

• pidgin-libnotify

• pithos

• python3-seelablet

• python-seelablet

• roger-router

• shutter

• smuxi

• solaar

• solaar-gnome3

• stackapplet

• workrave

• zeal

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

• brasero
• glipper
• gtk-recordmydesktop
• kazam
• linuxdcpp
• quicksynergy
• radiotray
• uget
• 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: redshift

• Who: Kentaro Hayashi <hayashi@clear-code.com>

• Package (unstable): redshift

• Bug (Debian): #956779

• Bug (Upstream): https://github.com/jonls/redshift/pull/757

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

• Who: Unit193
• Last change: 2018-05-11
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://loki.unit193.net/cgit/users/unit193/deluge.git/commit/?id=358afd4b33125818f84c3d62bc3a3fe5d53ec67d, https://loki.unit193.net/cgit/users/unit193/deluge.git/commit/?id=8a5169b1021d021492ee4e4502f596bc71507b0f

• Upstream-Request:

• Bug report: 898382

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

Package: gmpc

• Who: Kentaro Hayashi
• Patch exists: yes

• Bug report: 956768

• gmpc

• Comment: likely to be in next upload -smcv

Package: kupfer

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-08-13
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=906043;filename=kupfer_0%2Bv319-3_0%2Bv319-3.1.debdiff;msg=5

• Upstream-Request:

• Bug report: 906043

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

Package: lightdm-gtk-greeter

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-08-13
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=906026;filename=lightdm-gtk-greeter_2.0.5-1_2.0.5-1.1%2Bayatanaindicators.debdiff;msg=5

• Bug report: 906026

• Comment: Patch still lacks support for starting ayatana-indictor-*.service units
• 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-1: shift to Ayatana Indicators is a must in Ubuntu to exchange libappindicator with libayatana-appindicator in Ubuntu main

• Comment-2: LP:1760691 got IMHO erroneously closed, see the bugs mail backlog (where I sent a comment on that, but no reply so far, i.e. 2018-06-01)

• Fixed in version: -
• Fixed upstream: -

Package: parcellite

• Who: Ozzyboshi
• Last change: 2018-10-29
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=2;bug=909651;filename=q80yx9fi;msg=5

• Upstream-Request:

• Bug report: 909651

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

Package: clipit

• Who: Ozzyboshi
• Last change: 2018-10-29
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=2;bug=912212;filename=paste_1049517;msg=5

• Upstream-Request:

• Bug report: 912212

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

Package: psensor

• Who: Ozzyboshi
• Last change: 2019-02-4
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=921339

• Upstream-Request:

• Bug report: 921339

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

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

• Who: Ozzyboshi
• Last change: 2018-11-29
• Patch exists: no
• Patch-URL:
• Upstream-Request:

• Bug report: 914895

• Comment: -1 This package does not use indicators anymore, the newly submitted bug report requests the uploader to just remove the build dependency
• 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: gajim-appindicatorintegration

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-05-20
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=899103;filename=gajim-appindicatorintegration_1.0.3-1_1.0.3-1.1%2Bayatanaappindicator.debdiff;msg=5

• Bug report: 899103

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 1.1.0-1
• Fixed upstream: yes

Package: gcin

• Who: mwei
• Last change: 2021-01-19
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/gcin/-/blob/master/debian/patches/0013-Use-ayatana-indicator.patch

• Bug report: 956766

• Fixed in version: 2.9.0+dfsg1-2
• Fixed upstream: no

Package: gpodder

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-06-01
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=898424;filename=gpodder_3.10.1-1_3.10.1-1.1%2Bayatanaappindicator.debdiff;msg=5

• Upstream-Request:

• Bug report: 898424

• Comment: The patch also ports the gpodder "ubuntu_appindicator.py" extension from Python2 to Python3
• Fixed in version: 3.10.1-2
• Fixed upstream: UNKNOWN

Package: gnome-pie

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-09-07
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=907551;filename=gnome-pie_0.7.1-1__0.7.1-1.1.debdiff;msg=5

• Upstream-Request:

• Bug report: 907551

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 0.7.1-2
• Fixed upstream: (unknown)

Package: gnome-shell-pomodoro

• Who: aerostitch-guest (Joseph Herlant)
• Last change: 2018-09-01
• Patch exists: yes

• Package (unstable): gnome-shell-pomodoro

• Patch-URL: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/gnome-shell-pomodoro/commit/16c55b58914237dfbe1e3cd7bdfc1916224c0643

• Upstream-request: https://github.com/codito/gnome-pomodoro/pull/367

• Bug report: https://github.com/codito/gnome-pomodoro/issues/353

• Fixed in version: 0.13.4-3
• Fixed upstream: Waiting on merge of the upstream PR

Package: guake-indicator

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-08-29

• Bug report: 906046

• Fixed in version: 1.4-1
• Fixed upstream: yes

Package: hime

• Who: mwei
• Last change: 2021-01-19
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/hime/-/blob/master/debian/patches/0003-Use-ayatana-indicator.patch

• Bug report: 956772

• Fixed in version: 0.9.11+dfsg-2
• Fixed upstream: no

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: mate-polkit

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-07-05
• 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: 1.20.1-1
• Fixed upstream: -

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: onboard

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-05-11
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://salsa.debian.org/debian-mate-team/onboard/blob/master/debian/patches/1002_build-against-Ayatana-AppIndicator.patch

• Upstream-Request: https://bugs.launchpad.net/onboard/+bug/1770631

• Bug report: -
• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 1.4.1-3
• Fixed upstream: -

Package: pasystray

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-10-31
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://github.com/christophgysin/pasystray/issues/98

• Upstream-Request: https://github.com/christophgysin/pasystray/issues/98

• Bug report: 898612

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 0.7.0-1
• Fixed upstream: -

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: variety

• Who: Unit193 / tacocat
• Last change: 2018-03-31
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://github.com/varietywalls/variety/commit/9d5d57e07af073d75b035e9b532ef5c5711eb318

• Bug report: -
• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 0.6.7-1
• 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

Package: telegram-desktop

• Who: sunweaver
• Last change: 2018-05-11
• Patch exists: yes

• Patch-URL: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=898414;filename=telegram-desktop_1.2.17-1_1.2.17-1.1%2Bayatanaappindicator.debdiff;msg=5

• Upstream-Request:

• Bug report: 898414

• Comment: -
• Fixed in version: 1.3.7-1
• Fixed upstream: -