Got the same problem after upgrade 13.10 yesterday danny@ubuntu:~$ nm-applet
(nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:94:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:200:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:221:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:221:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:234:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:287:22: Not a valid image (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:291:22: Not a valid image (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:308:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:396:19: 'fg_color' is not a valid color name (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:537:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:588:19: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:952:19: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1018:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1028:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1028:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1056:14: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1730:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1747:21: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1763:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1809:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1809:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1809:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1812:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1825:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1825:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1825:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1830:23: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1839:23: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1853:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk- widgets.css:1925:14: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:27:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:106:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:131:4: not a number (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:152:4: not a number (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:171:4: not a number (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:201:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:381:19: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:393:19: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:738:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:814:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:830:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets- backdrop.css:846:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gnome- panel.css:92:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:14:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:14:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:118:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:123:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:148:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:154:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:159:21: Junk at end of value (nm-applet:22713): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:175:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. ** Message: applet now removed from the notification area ** Message: using fallback from indicator to GtkStatusIcon ** (nm-applet:22713): WARNING **: Could not find ShellVersion property on org.gnome.Shell after 5 tries -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1199520 Title: nm-applet "Failed to register as an agent" Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On 13.10 after upgradding from 13.04, nm-applet no longer works. I see: ben@padfoot:/etc$ nm-applet ** (nm-applet:19410): WARNING **: Could not initialize NMClient /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files ** Message: applet now removed from the notification area ** (nm-applet:19410): WARNING **: Failed to register as an agent: (2) The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files ** (nm-applet:19410): WARNING **: Could not find ShellVersion property on org.gnome.Shell after 5 tries ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.0-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-2.10-generic 3.10.0 Uname: Linux 3.10.0-2-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Jul 9 14:57:24 2013 IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-19 (81 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64+mac (20130418) IpRoute: default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 proto static 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.105 metric 1 192.168.122.0/24 dev virbr0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.122.1 MarkForUpload: True RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-07-09 (0 days ago) nmcli-con: Error: command ['nmcli', '-f', 'all', 'con'] failed with exit code 9: ** (process:21590): WARNING **: Could not initialize NMClient /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files Error: nmcli (0.9.8.0) and NetworkManager (unknown) versions don't match. Force execution using --nocheck, but the results are unpredictable. nmcli-dev: Error: command ['nmcli', '-f', 'all', 'dev'] failed with exit code 8: Error: NetworkManager is not running. nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN not running unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1199520/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp