Ubuntu
update-notifier package

  1. Bug #332945 (update-notifier-autolaunch)
  2. Comment #79

Comment 79 for bug 332945

Revision history for this message
Vadim Peretokin (vperetokin) wrote : Re: [Bug 332945] Re: [Jaunty] Update Notifier icon would provide useful status information

"Notification area is broken" - most applications provide an option to show
the notification. Personally, I see it as a useful space for the application
to go away, while still running, and not using up space in my window space.

So I still don't see how to "fix" the broken applications.