I'm using Zorin OS 17.3 Core. Something I've noticed is that the power indicator on the task bar randomly displays then doesn't display after I log into my desktop.
Here's a screenshot of the power indicator:
And here's one of the task bar without the indicator:
There's no real rhyme or reason to this. Sometimes the indicator displays after successive logins. Sometimes, not. I haven't installed any extensions or anything like that which might cause this to happen.
Anyone have any ideas about 1) why this is happening, and 2) how to fix it?
Thanks for the reply. The Show Battery Percentage option doesn't appear in my power settings. Regardless, that doesn't explain why the power indicator sometimes displays and sometimes doesn't.
If this is an old computer, it might be an early symptom of the battery failing. Actually, batteries are one of the components that fail most often, so even if it's a relatively new one that might be the case.
Have you noticed your computer running a little too hot lately, or the battery running out too fast?
Assuming it's not the battery, one thing that might give us a clue is checking the logs. The next time this happens, launch Terminal from the applications menu and run the following command:
sudo journalctl -xe
You can inspect the output directly at the terminal, or redirect it to a file like so:
sudo journalctl -xe > logs.txt
I'm not really sure what should we look for as I've never seen this particular issue, but I'd look for anything that has "error", "warning", "battery" or "power" in it.
