CryptKeeper icon doesn't show up in the tray? [closed]

I'm trying to encrypt a folder, but the CryptKeeper icon doesn't show up in the tray. I'm not sure why. I've tried changing the whitlist to "all", but that didn't work. How do I get CryptKeeper to show up in the tray? Or, what would be an alternative to CryptKeeper?

Solution 1:

It is a bug.

Here is the bug report:

Bug #760800 “Cryptkeeper icon do not appear on the gnome panel” : Bugs : “cryptkeeper” package : Ubuntu

And a work around:

How To Re-Enable The Notification Area (Systray) In Ubuntu, For All Applications ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog

Basically you run the following command :

gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist "['all']"

See the link for a more detailed explanation and an graphical solution.

Solution 2:

This was tricky, I use 12.04 and gnome-classic. I had to use "add to panel" and then select "Notification Area". I did also use the

gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist "['JavaEmbeddedFrame', 'Mumble', 'Wine', 'Skype', 'hp-systray', 'cryptkeeper']"

In order for the icon to appear!

Solution 3:

ok, Let us Solve this........ As a first step, let us check what are the white listed apps. for that open the terminal (cntrl+alt+T) then type:

gsettings get com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist

This will display the whitelisted apps. suppose it be

['JavaEmbeddedFrame', 'Wine', 'scp-dbus-service', 'Update-notifier', 'desura'] that is crypt keeper is not listed......... So all you have to do is list the crypt keeper and update unity..... for listing the crypt keeper

type the following comand

gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist "['JavaEmbeddedFrame', 'Wine', 'scp-dbus-service', 'Update-notifier', 'desura', 'cryptkeeper']"

well it is listed and set...

Now reconfigure unity for that type

setsid unity

now some changes will happen in the screen and you will have your unity interface back in few seconds....... when you look at the systray you can find the Cryptkeeper icon.

(if crypt keeper was already present on your white list all you have to do is reconfiguring unity by typing above command) All the best.

(truecrypt is another encryption software)

I also request you to add the Tag Cryptkeeper and Crypt Keeper to your question

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If you want to start the crypt keeper when you start your OS. add crypt keeper to startup applications.