reopen 366290 found 366290 2.14.3-2+b1 thanks gnome-power-manager still seems to require a local gconf entry for this key:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ pgrep -f gnome-power-manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gconftool-2 -u /apps/gnome-power-manager/display_icon_policy [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gnome-power-manager --no-daemon & [1] 15538 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ # No icon [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gconftool-2 -s -t string /apps/gnome-power-manager/display_icon_policy always [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ # Icon appears [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l gnome-power-manager | tail -n1 ii gnome-power-manager 2.14.3-2+b1 frontend for gnome-powermanager -- Adonikam Virgo
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