AvengeMedia / AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell

Not apearing the Tray Icons on DMS-GIT

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Description

### Compositor

Niri

### Distribution

Debian

### If Other, please specify

_No response_

### Select your Installation Method

DankInstaller

### Was this your original Installation method?

No (specify below)

### If no, specify

First dankinstaller then apt

### dms doctor -vC

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## DMS Doctor Report

**System**
- [ok] Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux forky/sid
- ID: debian, Version: , Arch: amd64
- [ok] Architecture: amd64
- [ok] Display Server: Wayland
- WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1

**Versions**
- [ok] DMS CLI: dms (git) v1.4.0-4073
- /usr/bin/dms
- [ok] Quickshell: Quickshell 0.3.0 (revision , distributed by Unset)
- /usr/bin/qs
- [ok] DMS Shell: 1.4.0+git4073.8a1acb63
- /usr/share/quickshell/dms

**Installation**
- [ok] DMS Configuration: Found
- /usr/share/quickshell/dms
- [ok] shell.qml: Present
- /usr/share/quickshell/dms/shell.qml
- [info] Install Type: System package
- /usr/share/quickshell/dms

**Compositor**
- [ok] Hyprland: 0.55.4
- /usr/bin/hyprland
- [ok] niri: 26.04
- /usr/bin/niri
- [info] Active: niri
- [ok] Background Blur: Supported
- Compositor supports ext-background-effect-v1

**Quickshell Features**
- [ok] Polkit: Available
- Authentication prompts
- [ok] IdleMonitor: Available
- Idle detection
- [ok] IdleInhibitor: Available
- Prevent idle/sleep
- [ok] ShortcutInhibitor: Available
- Allow shortcut management (niri)
- [ok] BackgroundBlur: Available
- Background blur API support in Quickshell

**Optional Features**
- [ok] accountsservice: Available
- User accounts
- [ok] power-profiles-daemon: Available
- Power profile management
- [ok] logind: Available
- Session management
- [ok] cups-pk-helper: Available
- Printer management
- [info] I2C/DDC: No monitors detected
- External monitor brightness control
- [ok] qt6-imageformats: Installed (4 formats)
- Formats: WebP, TIFF, GIF, ICNS (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt6/plugins/imageformats)
- [ok] kimageformats: Installed (4 formats)
- Formats: AVIF, HEIF, JXL, EXR (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt6/plugins/imageformats)
- [ok] Terminal: ghostty, kitty, foot
- [ok] Network: NetworkManager
- NetworkManager present. Using NM API.
- [ok] matugen: Installed
- Dynamic theming
- [ok] dgop: Installed
- System monitoring
- [ok] cava: Installed
- Audio visualizer
- [info] khal: Not installed
- Calendar events
- [ok] danksearch: Installed
- File search
- [ok] fprintd: Installed
- Fingerprint auth

**Config Files**
- [ok] settings.json: Present
- /home/lionel/.config/DankMaterialShell/settings.json
- [ok] clsettings.json: Present
- /home/lionel/.config/DankMaterialShell/clsettings.json
- [ok] plugin_settings.json: Present
- /home/lionel/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugin_settings.json
- [ok] session.json: Present
- /home/lionel/.local/state/DankMaterialShell/session.json
- [ok] dms-colors.json: Present
- /home/lionel/.cache/DankMaterialShell/dms-colors.json

**Services**
- [ok] dms.service: enabled, active
- [ok] greetd: enabled

**Environment**
- [info] QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME: qt6ct
- [info] QS_ICON_THEME: Not set

**Fonts**
- [ok] Normal Font: Inter Variable
- Available
- [ok] Monospace Font: Fira Code
- Available

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**Summary:** 0 error(s), 0 warning(s), 38 ok

### Description

I don't see the tray icons up in the task bar.

### Expected Behavior

See the tray icons...

### Steps to Reproduce

1,. Open an app (like vlc)
2.- tray icon not apearing

### Error Messages/Logs

lionel@mat-lio-laptop-hp:~/.fonts$ vlc
VLC media player 3.0.23 Vetinari (revision 3.0.23-2-0-g79128878dd)
[00005565dc111590] main libvlc: Ejecutar vlc con la interfaz predeterminada. Use «cvlc» para usar vlc sin interfaz.
[00005565dc1c9560] main playlist: playlist is empty
QDBusTrayIcon encountered a D-Bus error: QDBusError("org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownObject", "No such object path '/StatusNotifierWatcher'")

### Screenshots/Recordings

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with VLC under the reported niri and Debian setup, then inspect the dms doctor -vC report and the QDBusTrayIcon error for the missing /StatusNotifierWatcher object. Done means VLC and other applications expose tray icons in the DMS task bar without that D-Bus error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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