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docs(readme): update tray troubleshooting on Linux #1658

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Expand Up @@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ Other languages are periodically pulled from [Transifex](https://www.transifex.c

## Releasing

- Fetch new translations from Transifex: `tx pull -a`
- Commit the changes
- Bump the version in `package.json`
- Commit the changes
- Create a tag with the same version: `git tag vA.B.C`
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### No tray icon on Linux

The old tray interface on Linux called `XEmbed` is no longer supported by Electron and Chromium code used in the IPFS Desktop app ([electron#21445](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/21445)).
Poor tray support is a long running problem with Electron apps: [electron/issues/21445](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/21445).

According to [electron/v9.3.0/docs/api/tray.md](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/v9.3.0/docs/api/tray.md#class-tray):

This means people running custom setups may not see the IPFS tray icon unless they:
* On Linux the app indicator will be used if it is supported, otherwise `GtkStatusIcon` will be used instead.
* On Linux distributions that only have app indicator support, you have to install `libappindicator1` to make the tray icon work.

- enable support for `StatusNotifier` ([details](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/issues/1153#issuecomment-596780147))
- OR run `StatusNotifier`→`XEmbed` proxy called [snixembed](https://git.sr.ht/~steef/snixembed)
Why the old tray is back since v0.13? We had no control over this: Electron team [removed support for `StatusNotifier` and restored the old tray interface on Linux called `XEmbed`](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/21445#issuecomment-634163402).

### Does not start on Linux (Debian 10)

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