Volumeicon stopped working after yesterdays updates.

25 September 2025, 18:55:35

I run awesome wm, and after yesterdays update I don't get the icon for volume in the panel.

[2025-09-24T12:18:12+0200] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu waterfox'
[2025-09-24T12:18:12+0200] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2025-09-24T12:18:13+0200] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2025-09-24T12:18:30+0200] [ALPM] transaction started
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] removed waterfox-beta (6.6.0-6)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded libsysprof-capture (48.1-2 -> 49.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded util-linux-libs (2.41.1-1 -> 2.41.2-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded glib2 (2.84.4-2 -> 2.86.0-2)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] installed bubblewrap (0.11.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded harfbuzz (11.5.0-1 -> 11.5.1-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded pango (1:1.56.4-2 -> 1:1.57.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] installed glycin (2.0.0-4)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded gdk-pixbuf2 (2.42.12-2 -> 2.44.2-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded util-linux (2.41.1-1 -> 2.41.2-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded adwaita-cursors (48.1-1 -> 49.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded adwaita-icon-theme (48.1-1 -> 49.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded dconf (0.40.0-3 -> 0.49.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded gsettings-system-schemas (48.0-1 -> 49.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded gsettings-desktop-schemas (48.0-1 -> 49.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded at-spi2-core (2.56.4-1 -> 2.58.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded gtk-update-icon-cache (1:4.18.6-1 -> 1:4.20.1-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded tinysparql (3.9.2-2 -> 3.10.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] installed waterfox (6.6.3-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded libgirepository (1.84.0-2 -> 1.86.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded gobject-introspection-runtime (1.84.0-2 -> 1.86.0-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded harfbuzz-icu (11.5.0-1 -> 11.5.1-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded lua53-lgi (0.9.2-10 -> 0.9.2-12)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded meson (1.9.0-1 -> 1.9.1-1)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded python-gobject (3.52.3-3 -> 3.54.2-2)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded rutabaga-ffi (0.1.6-2 -> 0.1.71-2)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded vte-common (0.80.3-1 -> 0.82.0-2)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] upgraded vte3 (0.80.3-1 -> 0.82.0-2)
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] running '20-esysusers.hook'...
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] running '30-etmpfiles.hook'...
[2025-09-24T12:18:31+0200] [ALPM] running '30-udev-reload.hook'...
[2025-09-24T12:18:32+0200] [ALPM] running 'gio-querymodules.hook'...
[2025-09-24T12:18:32+0200] [ALPM] running 'glib-compile-schemas.hook'...
[2025-09-24T12:18:32+0200] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2025-09-24T12:18:32+0200] [ALPM] running 'rebuild-detector.hook'...
[2025-09-24T12:18:34+0200] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...

I have the same problem on 2 computers.
If I start it from the terminal it gives no output and I also don't get back the prompt so it is running.

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$ volumeicon
^C
$ volumeicon &
[1] 5111
$ ps | grep volumeicon
 5111 pts/7    00:00:00 volumeicon

So I guess the problem is with the panel in awesome.

Re: Volumeicon stopped working after yesterdays updates.

Reply #1 – 25 September 2025, 19:31:31

It is related to this. https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=308456
Downgrading gdk-pixbuf2 temporarily solved the problem.

Re: Volumeicon stopped working after yesterdays updates.

Reply #2 – 27 September 2025, 06:24:09

Quote from: XyzzyX – on 25 September 2025, 19:31:31

It is related to this. https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=308456
Downgrading gdk-pixbuf2 temporarily solved the problem.

Not here on Artix OpenRC Xlibre XFCE...

Re: Volumeicon stopped working after yesterdays updates.

Reply #3 – 27 September 2025, 19:53:42

Quote from: tintin – on 27 September 2025, 06:24:09

Not here on Artix OpenRC Xlibre XFCE...

Do you use the package volumeicon, or does xfce have its own icon? Maybe it's integrated in xfce?

Re: Volumeicon stopped working after yesterdays updates.

Reply #4 – 27 September 2025, 20:13:10

Solved by update to glycin.

Re: Volumeicon stopped working after yesterdays updates.

Reply #5 – Yesterday at 05:29:23

Quote from: XyzzyX – on 27 September 2025, 20:13:10

Solved by update to glycin.

Not here on XFCE.
When I run volumeicon in a terminal, I don't get an error message, but the icon still doesn't appear in the panel.

Re: Volumeicon stopped working after yesterdays updates.

Reply #6 – Yesterday at 06:53:43

I'm sorry, I was to fast to say it was solved yesterday. Today no icon again.
For me it's solved by recompiling gdk-pixbuf2 in the old way. They have put it in the aur now, gdk-pixbuf2-noglycin. I compiled it in the same way, but kept the name gdk-pixbuf2 to get updates from official repo. A lot of packages depend on it, and I prefer to loose the icon again than having a bigger crasch after update.

Re: Volumeicon stopped working after yesterdays updates.

Reply #7 – Yesterday at 08:00:00

Quote from: XyzzyX – on Yesterday at 06:53:43

Today no icon again.

I worked around the problem by placing a launcher to qasmixer (it also works for alsamixer or pavucontrol) in the panel.