Lost MX Updater [Solved]

[agnivo007]

This is a new install of MX KDE 19.3 fully updated.
Unable to find MX Updater icon or menu.
mx-apps-kde is installed.

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.8.0-3-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-3-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet hush 
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.14.5 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-19.3_KDE_x64 patito feo November 11 2020 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP t610 WW Thin Client v: N/A serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 4 
           serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 17E2 serial: <filter> UEFI: Hewlett-Packard v: K30 v01.20 date: 03/10/2015 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: AMD G-T56N bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Bobcat family: 14 (20) model-id: 2 stepping: N/A 
           microcode: 5000119 L2 cache: 512 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 6586 
           Speed: 1556 MHz min/max: 825/1650 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1556 2: 1510 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Wrestler [Radeon HD 6320] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: radeon 
           v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0 chip ID: 1002:9806 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa compositor: kwin_x11 
           resolution: 1600x900~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: AMD PALM (DRM 2.50.0 / 5.8.0-3-amd64 LLVM 10.0.0) v: 3.3 Mesa 20.1.8 compat-v: 3.1 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Wrestler HDMI Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.1 chip ID: 1002:1314 
           Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:14.2 chip ID: 1002:4383 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.8.0-3-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM57781 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: tg3 v: kernel 
           port: f100 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:16b1 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 326.96 GiB used: 8.95 GiB (2.7%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Hitachi model: HTS543232A7A384 size: 298.09 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B 
           speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter> rev: A60W scheme: GPT 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Verbatim model: OTG Tiny size: 28.86 GiB block size: physical: 512 B 
           logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: GPT 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 28.83 GiB size: 28.83 GiB (99.99%) used: 8.95 GiB (31.0%) fs: f2fs dev: /dev/sdb2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 60.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 60 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ buster main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/mx-packages/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
           2: deb http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/mx-packages/mx/repo/ buster ahs
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 182 Uptime: 21m Memory: 3.33 GiB used: 1.08 GiB (32.5%) Init: SysVinit v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 
           Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: quick-system-in running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

Edit: correct iso version.

[junoluna]

this may work

right click on the little arrow in the KDE panel ...
then click on configure system tray

then click entries

and then change apt-notifier to 'always shown'' from whatever it says in the drop down menu

[agnivo007]

Already tried before posting... there's no entry at all.

[JayM]

You're using the MX Base KDE respin not the official MX-KDE release. I personally have no idea about what the respin's creator removed from it to make it Base. What packages containing "mx" in the names are installed?

[agnivo007]

I seemed to incorrectly mention Base edition. I used MX-19.3_KDE_x64.iso

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$ dpkg -l '*mx*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                             Version      Architecture Description
+++-================================-============-============-====================================================================
ii  apt-mx                           19.05.02     all          apt defaults for MX-Linux.
ii  chroot-rescue-mx                 0.1.11       all          Chroot into a Linux file system to perform repairs or to poke around
ii  conky-toggle-mx                  20.04.01     all          simple toggle switch for conky-manager
ii  ddm-mx                           20.05.01     all          ddm-mx
ii  desktop-defaults-mx-applications 19.06.01     all          desktop applications defaults for MX-17.
ii  desktop-defaults-mx-common       20.07.03     all          common desktop defaults for MX-17.
ii  desktop-defaults-mx-kde          20.08.02     all          Metapackage for desktop defaults for MX Linux KDE/plasma.
un  desktop-defaults-mx-xfce-desktop <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  desktop-defaults-mx-xfce-system  <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  desktop-defaults-xfce-mx         <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  desktop-defaults-xfce-mx17       <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  docs-mx                          <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  gazelle-installer-data-mx        21.01.01     all          Branding and installer.conf data for gazelle-installer
ii  grub-themes-mx                   19.08.03     all          misc grub themes for mx linux
un  install-meta-mx                  <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  installer-mx                     <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  localize-repo-mx                 20.10.01     all          changes sources based on location, part of antiX live system
ii  mx-apps-kde                      21.02        all          metapackage for MX applets
ii  mx-boot-options                  21.1.01      amd64        mx-boot-options
ii  mx-bootrepair                    19.10.05     amd64        MX program to help with repair of boot problems.
un  mx-broadcom-manager              <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  mx-cleanup                       20.8         amd64        mx-cleanup
ii  mx-codecs                        21.1.01      amd64        restricted codecs installer
ii  mx-conky                         20.4         amd64        MX Conky
ii  mx-conky-data                    20201012mx19 all          conky themes for MX Conky
ii  mx-datetime                      21.1.01      amd64        MX Date & Time
un  mx-debian-backports-installer    <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  mx-debian-firmware               20.10.11mx19 all          metapackage that depends on Debian firmware shipped with MX Linux
un  mx-desktop-defaults              <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  mx-docs                          20200817mx19 all          user manual for MX
ii  mx-goodies                       21.02.03     all          Various useful scripts for MX.
ii  mx-gpg-keys                      19.09.01     all          public gpg keys for iso verification and alert messages
un  mx-greybird-themes               <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  mx-idevice-mounter               0.1.5.12     all          GUI to Mount and Unmount iPhones and iPads
ii  mx-installer                     21.2.04      amd64        Customizable GUI installer for MX Linux and antiX Linux
ii  mx-iphone                        0.1mx17      all          Metapackage for iPhone as filesystem
ii  mx-iso-template                  20.12.03     all          MX ISO template
ii  mx-live-usb-maker                20.12.01     amd64        mx-live-usb-maker
ii  mx-network-assistant             20.8         amd64        MX program for network troubleshooting and configuration
un  mx-package-manager               <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  mx-package-manager-pkglist       <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  mx-packageinstaller              21.3         amd64        MX Package Installer
ii  mx-packageinstaller-pkglist      21.01.02     all          Part of MX program for installing additional packages.
un  mx-panel-orientation             <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  mx-pkexec                        20.06.02     all          mx-pkexec
ii  mx-remaster                      20.11.01     all          Tools for live persistence and remastering.
ii  mx-remastercc                    19.9         amd64        MX Remastercc
ii  mx-repo-list                     21.2         all          Part of MX program for managing repos.
ii  mx-repo-manager                  21.1         amd64        MX Repo Manager
ii  mx-select-sound                  19.9         amd64        MX Select Sound
ii  mx-snapshot                      21.3.01      amd64        MX Snapshot
un  mx-sound-theme                   <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  mx-sound-theme-borealis          17.6mx16     all          Sound theme for mx-system-sounds
ii  mx-sound-theme-fresh-and-clean   16.12mx16    all          Fresh and Clean sound theme packaged for mx-system-sounds
ii  mx-system                        20.11.01     all          metapackage for packages needed for system functions
ii  mx-system-kde                    20.09.01     all          metapackage for packages needed for system functions on KDE-plasma
ii  mx-system-sounds                 20.02.01     amd64        MX System Sounds
un  mx-test-repo-installer           <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  mx-tools                         21.02.01     amd64        MX Tools Launcher
ii  mx-tweak                         21.02.02     amd64        MX Tweak
ii  mx-tweak-data                    20.03.01     all          Part of MX program for installing additional packages.
ii  mx-user                          21.2         amd64        MX User manager
ii  mx-viewer                        21.1         amd64        Displays a URL in a window
ii  mx-welcome                       20.07.01     amd64        MX Welcome
ii  mx-welcome-data                  20.10.01     all          configuration information for mx-welcome
ii  mx19-archive-keyring             2019.5.31    all          GnuPG archive keys of the MX-19 Linux archive
ii  mx19-artwork                     20.06.01     all          Default wallpaper backgrounds for MX19
ii  plasma-look-and-feel-theme-mx    20.07.05     all          misc plasma look & feel theme for mx linux
ii  plasma-modified-defaults-mx      20.08.01     all          modified plasma defaults for mx and antiX linux
ii  plymouth-themes-mx               21.02.01     all          Extra plymouth themes packaged by MX team
un  python3-egenix-mxtexttools       <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  remaster-mx                      <none>       <none>       (no description available)
ii  smxi-inxi-antix                  0.4.21mx19+1 all          Installs smxi-stub and inxi script for antiX.
un  switchuser-mx                    <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  user-management-mx               <none>       <none>       (no description available)
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[JayM]

Is apt-notifier installed?

[agnivo007]

apt-notifier is already the newest version (20.11.01mx19+1).

[agnivo007]

If I run apt-notifier manually from terminal, it runs fine.
Looks like it got deleted somehow from entries.

What is the exact Entry to create including arguments?

[JayM]

What "entry" do you mean?

[tony37]

have you looked in the KDE Menu Editor if it's there somewhere? (right-click on menu icon and 'edit applications')