Instructions on how to get Gtk3 indicators in a Gtk2 Xfce-Panel

Note: These instructions are a work-in-progress and will (hopefully) change in the next feek weeks/months as things consolidate.

Installation

Install PPA's

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shimmerproject/daily
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noskcaj/indicator-gtk3
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12

Update and upgrade

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Gtk3 Indicators

sudo apt-get install indicator-power indicator-bluetooth indicator-datetime indicator-keyboard indicator-printers indicator-sound indicator-sync indicator-messages

sudo apt-get purge indicator-sound-gtk2 indicator-application-gtk2

Usage

Logout and then login.

Known Issues

NOTE: If you are affected by bugs that are NOT listed below, please report them as normal. Otherwise, we are aware and don't need them reporting again

indicator-datetime config panel

You can't access it unless you are running Unity. This affects gnome-classic too. Now that Ubuntu-Desktop will have it's own control center this bug can hopefully get fixed. #1074314

Various indicators have no menu

This isn't specific to any DE. Test case affects Unity too. #1203888 (fixed in saucy and trusty.)

Datetime/Session indicators sometimes don't load at startup

Affects other sessions. #1239710 (fix is in proposed.)

Indicators may fail to load

Indicators are currently in the middle of a change from DBus activation to Upstart, and may fail to load until this change is completed. As a workaround, put "INDICATOR_ALLOW_NO_WATCHERS=yes" in /etc/environment and reboot. #1185565