keybase / keybase/keybase-issues
Tray icon does not show in the tray area
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Description
In _Arch Linux and derivatives_, at system startup, **Keybase version 5.2.0** does not show its icon in the tray area, therefore there is no way to open the GUI in order to use it.
Launching from the menu or running again `keybase-gui` from the terminal does not show the GUI nor the tray icon too.
Running from the terminal:
electron /usr/share/keybase-app
shows the GUI, but not the tray icon and I also get the warning:
Only one instance of keybase GUI allowed, bailing!
To avoid the warning I can use:
systemctl stop --user keybase.gui && electron /usr/share/keybase-app&
but this does not help showing the tray icon.
See also Arch forum [thread](https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=252958)
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Research direction
Reproduce the startup behavior on Arch Linux using the keybase.gui user service and the `electron /usr/share/keybase-app` entry point. Compare launching from the menu, `keybase-gui`, and Electron while checking why the single-instance warning appears. Done means the GUI opens and its tray icon appears after startup without requiring the service to be stopped.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100