I observe the same issue on two Kubuntu 10.10 machines. I'm using LXDE as my desktop environment and nm-applet doesn't show up. However, ibus applet is visible in system tray, thus, this is not a problem of system tray not being visible.
** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/729914 Title: nm-applet doesn't show up in notification area -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs