Hello Manjaro community! Long time Dropbox user here running Cinnamon and Dropbox via AUR happily without any issues since 2020, before that in other desktop environments way back.
For a couple of days back I keep getting a popup that seems to come from Dropbox when logging in saying:
“Unsupported desktop environment - Your desktop environment doesn’t support the Dropbox tray icon. Starting May 27, 2025, Dropbox updates will require App Indicator support. To continue using the tray, update your environment.”
Learn more link button: How to install the Dropbox desktop app on Linux - Dropbox Help
After clicking the “Learn more” button, at the next boot I got a ignore alternative button called “Don’t show again”.
I checked my pamac and I have the installed required packages but no joy regarding the popup and wonder if things will work after the announced deadline. The Dropbox tray indicator is useful and I like to keep it.
The AUR repo looks to be last changed quite recently that I updated to, but still the same popup. AUR (en) - dropbox
More findings and stuff
Searched further around and found this Arch related blog post “Fixing the Dropbox libappindicator Warning on GNOME”: Fixing the Dropbox libappindicator Warning on GNOME - Josh Sherman
My impression: Thinks all is good if you got the required packages but time will tell, and yes this is Gnome and not Cinnamon (but hey, the packages are the same, right?)
Found these Linux related Dropbox forum posts:
https://www.dropboxforum.com/discussions/101001016/can-i-use-the-dropbox-desktop-app-on-linux-without-appindicator/832548
My impression: About Arch and AwesomeVM and the latter seems not supported, but say sync will probably work but without the indicator.
https://www.dropboxforum.com/discussions/101001016/dropbox-says-my-environment-doesnt-support-tray-icon-by-it-does/832369
My impression: Other desktops like i3wm, EndeavourOS in AwesomeVM etc, and one guy say that the popup will show even if the required packages are there, because the detection maybe not be working properly, since the ignore function.
Another idea: I’m curious about the idea to go for the Flatpack packaged Dropbox. Anyone successfully using flatpac Dropbox in Manjaro Cinnamon? I have no experience of flatpac and maybe the problem will popup here too?
Another way: Freeze to a older working version (but for how long will this be ok?)
https://www.dropboxforum.com/discussions/101001016/how-to-install-an-older-version-of-dropbox-and-keep-it-at-that-version/830332
So is it safe to click the ignore button or should I consider other things?
Grateful for shared experiences of Dropbox in Cinnamon and things related 
My required packages and inxi:
$ pamac list -i | grep indicator
ayatana-indicator-application 22.2.0-1 AUR 74,3 kB
lib32-libappindicator-gtk2 12.10.0.r298-2 multilib 59,0 kB
lib32-libappindicator-gtk3 12.10.0.r298-2 multilib 59,0 kB
libappindicator-gtk2 12.10.0.r298-4 extra 80,4 kB
libappindicator-gtk3 12.10.0.r298-4 extra 353,4 kB
libayatana-appindicator 0.5.94-1 extra 332,6 kB
libayatana-indicator 0.9.4-1 extra 120,0 kB
libindicator-gtk3 12.10.1-10 extra 99,6 kB
$ ldd --version
ldd (GNU libc) 2.41
$ inxi --full --admin --filter --width
System:
Kernel: 6.12.21-4-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64
root=UUID=f657ea71-cca9-4d7c-9550-42aa84924c79 rw quiet apparmor=1
security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.9 tk: GTK v: 3.24.49 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1 tools:
avail: cinnamon-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: Manjaro
base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Intel model: D54250WYK v: H13922-303
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> BIOS: Intel
v: WYLPT10H.86A.0054.2019.0902.1752 date: 09/02/2019
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-4250U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell
gen: core 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm
family: 6 model-id: 0x45 (69) stepping: 1 microcode: 0x26
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 2 cores: 2 threads: 4 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB
desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1298 min/max: 800/2600 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1298 2: 1298 3: 1298 4: 1298 bogomips: 15168
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW;
STIBP: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not
affected
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-7.5 process: Intel 22nm built: 2013 ports: active: HDMI-A-1
empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0a26 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-1.3.4:9 chip-ID: 1d6c:0103
class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 model: ViewSonic TD2340 SERIES
serial: <filter> built: 2013 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1)
dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2 size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26") diag: 584mm (23")
ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. glxinfo is missing.
Info: Tools: gpu: gputop, intel_gpu_top, lsgpu x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:0a0c class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Intel 8 Series HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9c20 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-1.3.4:9 chip-ID: 1d6c:0103
class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
API: ALSA v: k6.12.21-4-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.1 status: active with: 1: pipewire-media-session
status: active 2: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pw-cat,pw-cli
Server-2: PulseAudio v: 17.0-43-g3e2bb status: active with:
1: pulseaudio-alsa type: plugin 2: pulseaudio-jack type: module
tools: pacat,pactl,pavucontrol
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I218-V driver: e1000e v: kernel port: f080
bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1559 class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b1 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-1.7:5 chip-ID: 8087:07dc
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0
lmp-v: 6 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 691.87 GiB (74.3%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 93.32 GiB size: 91.3 GiB (97.83%) used: 69.06 GiB (75.6%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-2: /home raw-size: 823.29 GiB size: 810.17 GiB (98.41%)
used: 622.81 GiB (76.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.52 GiB used: 7.33 GiB (47.2%)
Processes: 227 Power: uptime: 1h 29m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 6.2 GiB services: csd-power,upowerd
Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: 2238 pm: pacman pkgs: 2214 libs: 546
tools: gnome-software,pamac,yay pm: flatpak pkgs: 5 pm: snap pkgs: 19
Compilers: clang: 19.1.7 gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.37
running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.38
jqv@my-nuc ~ $ inxi --full --admin --filter --width
System:
Kernel: 6.12.21-4-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64
root=UUID=f657ea71-cca9-4d7c-9550-42aa84924c79 rw quiet apparmor=1
security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.9 tk: GTK v: 3.24.49 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1 tools:
avail: cinnamon-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: Manjaro
base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Intel model: D54250WYK v: H13922-303
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> BIOS: Intel
v: WYLPT10H.86A.0054.2019.0902.1752 date: 09/02/2019
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-4250U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell
gen: core 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm
family: 6 model-id: 0x45 (69) stepping: 1 microcode: 0x26
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 2 cores: 2 threads: 4 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB
desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 882 min/max: 800/2600 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
governor: schedutil cores: 1: 882 2: 882 3: 882 4: 882 bogomips: 15168
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW;
STIBP: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not
affected
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-7.5 process: Intel 22nm built: 2013 ports: active: HDMI-A-1
empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0a26 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-1.3.4:9 chip-ID: 1d6c:0103
class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 model: ViewSonic TD2340 SERIES
serial: <filter> built: 2013 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1)
dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2 size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26") diag: 584mm (23")
ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. glxinfo is missing.
Info: Tools: gpu: gputop, intel_gpu_top, lsgpu x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:0a0c class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Intel 8 Series HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:9c20 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: webcam driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-1.3.4:9 chip-ID: 1d6c:0103
class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
API: ALSA v: k6.12.21-4-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.1 status: active with: 1: pipewire-media-session
status: active 2: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pw-cat,pw-cli
Server-2: PulseAudio v: 17.0-43-g3e2bb status: active with:
1: pulseaudio-alsa type: plugin 2: pulseaudio-jack type: module
tools: pacat,pactl,pavucontrol
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I218-V driver: e1000e v: kernel port: f080
bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1559 class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b1 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-1.7:5 chip-ID: 8087:07dc
class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0
lmp-v: 6 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 691.87 GiB (74.3%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 93.32 GiB size: 91.3 GiB (97.83%) used: 69.06 GiB (75.6%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-2: /home raw-size: 823.29 GiB size: 810.17 GiB (98.41%)
used: 622.81 GiB (76.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 maj-min: 8:5
Swap:
Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.52 GiB used: 7.35 GiB (47.4%)
Processes: 227 Power: uptime: 1h 29m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 6.2 GiB services: csd-power,upowerd
Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: 2238 pm: pacman pkgs: 2214 libs: 546
tools: gnome-software,pamac,yay pm: flatpak pkgs: 5 pm: snap pkgs: 19
Compilers: clang: 19.1.7 gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.37
running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.38
