Thank you for your bug report, the issue was there $ ldd `which nm-applet` ... libnm.so.0 => /usr/local/lib/libnm.so.0 (0x00007f465ad1e000)
That's a local installation taking over the Ubuntu version of the library and probably outdated ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- 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/1882158 Title: nm-applet /usr/lib/libnma.so.0: version `libnma_1_8_22' not found (required by nm-applet) Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Release: 20.04 2) The version of the package you are using $ apt-cache policy network-manager-gnome network-manager-gnome: Installed: 1.8.24-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 1.8.24-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1.8.24-1ubuntu2 500 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy libnma0 libnma0: Installed: 1.8.24-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 1.8.24-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1.8.24-1ubuntu2 500 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What you expected to happen nm-applet runs and shows the tray applet. 4) What happened instead nm-applet does not run with the following error: $ nm-applet nm-applet: /usr/lib/libnma.so.0: version `libnma_1_8_22' not found (required by nm-applet) More information: $ ldd `which nm-applet` /usr/bin/nm-applet: /usr/lib/libnma.so.0: version `libnma_1_8_22' not found (required by /usr/bin/nm-applet) linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007fffd428e000) libnma.so.0 => /usr/lib/libnma.so.0 (0x00007f465b084000) libnm.so.0 => /usr/local/lib/libnm.so.0 (0x00007f465ad1e000) libsecret-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsecret-1.so.0 (0x00007f465acbd000) libnotify.so.4 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnotify.so.4 (0x00007f465acb2000) libmm-glib.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmm-glib.so.0 (0x00007f465abd3000) libappindicator3.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libappindicator3.so.1 (0x00007f465abc1000) libgtk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0 (0x00007f465a412000) libgdk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0 (0x00007f465a30d000) libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f465a2fb000) libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f465a2ac000) libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f465a282000) libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 (0x00007f465a15f000) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f465a135000) libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f4659f54000) libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f4659ef4000) libglib-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f4659dcb000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f4659da8000) libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f4659bb6000) libnss3.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss3.so (0x00007f4659a65000) libsmime3.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsmime3.so (0x00007f4659a35000) libnspr4.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnspr4.so (0x00007f46599f5000) libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f46599ef000) libuuid.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuuid.so.1 (0x00007f46599e6000) libudev.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libudev.so.1 (0x00007f46599ba000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f46599b2000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f465b328000) libgcrypt.so.20 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcrypt.so.20 (0x00007f4659894000) libdbusmenu-gtk3.so.4 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbusmenu-gtk3.so.4 (0x00007f465987d000) libdbusmenu-glib.so.4 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbusmenu-glib.so.4 (0x00007f465985d000) libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 (0x00007f4659720000) libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXi.so.6 (0x00007f465970c000) libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXfixes.so.3 (0x00007f4659704000) libcairo-gobject.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo-gobject.so.2 (0x00007f46596f8000) libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f46596c1000) libepoxy.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libepoxy.so.0 (0x00007f465958e000) libfribidi.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfribidi.so.0 (0x00007f4659571000) libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0x00007f4659420000) libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f4659407000) libharfbuzz.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libharfbuzz.so.0 (0x00007f4659302000) libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x00007f46592bb000) libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so.6 (0x00007f46591fc000) libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXinerama.so.1 (0x00007f46591f5000) libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXrandr.so.2 (0x00007f46591e8000) libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXcursor.so.1 (0x00007f46591db000) libXcomposite.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXcomposite.so.1 (0x00007f46591d6000) libXdamage.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXdamage.so.1 (0x00007f46591d1000) libxkbcommon.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxkbcommon.so.0 (0x00007f465918f000) libwayland-cursor.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwayland-cursor.so.0 (0x00007f4659184000) libwayland-egl.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwayland-egl.so.1 (0x00007f465917d000) libwayland-client.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwayland-client.so.0 (0x00007f465916c000) libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6 (0x00007f4659157000) librt.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so.1 (0x00007f465914c000) libthai.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthai.so.0 (0x00007f4659141000) libpixman-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpixman-1.so.0 (0x00007f4659098000) libpng16.so.16 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpng16.so.16 (0x00007f4659060000) libxcb-shm.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb-shm.so.0 (0x00007f465905b000) libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb.so.1 (0x00007f4659031000) libxcb-render.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb-render.so.0 (0x00007f4659022000) libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXrender.so.1 (0x00007f4658e18000) libz.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 (0x00007f4658dfa000) libmount.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmount.so.1 (0x00007f4658d9a000) libselinux.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007f4658d6f000) libresolv.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libresolv.so.2 (0x00007f4658d53000) libffi.so.7 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.7 (0x00007f4658d47000) libpcre.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3 (0x00007f4658ad3000) libnssutil3.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnssutil3.so (0x00007f4658aa0000) libplc4.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libplc4.so (0x00007f4658a99000) libplds4.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libplds4.so (0x00007f4658a94000) libgpg-error.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpg-error.so.0 (0x00007f4658a71000) libdbus-1.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 (0x00007f4658a1e000) libatspi.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatspi.so.0 (0x00007f46589e7000) libgraphite2.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgraphite2.so.3 (0x00007f46589ba000) libexpat.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexpat.so.1 (0x00007f465898c000) libdatrie.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdatrie.so.1 (0x00007f4658982000) libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXau.so.6 (0x00007f465897a000) libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x00007f4658972000) libblkid.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblkid.so.1 (0x00007f465891b000) libpcre2-8.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre2-8.so.0 (0x00007f465888b000) libsystemd.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsystemd.so.0 (0x00007f46587de000) libbsd.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbsd.so.0 (0x00007f46587c2000) liblzma.so.5 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblzma.so.5 (0x00007f465879b000) liblz4.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblz4.so.1 (0x00007f465877a000) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1882158/+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