after update to 21.3 Virginia (Cinnamon) most applets not work

[mezzotoscano]

Hello,

I just updated to 21.3 Virginia (Cinnamon) - no errors during update.

after reboot Cinnamon crashed - now applets and desklets downloaded from spices stopped working. (built in ones do work)

removing then adding applet does not work. uninstalling then reinstalling applet / desklet does not work.

restarting Cinnamon and resetting to default also did not work.

everything else looks fine.

thank you for your help!

[Shiva]

Hello,
Did you do that ? (from LM Blog)

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2. Prepare for the upgrade
If you installed Cinnamon spices (applets, desklets, extensions, themes), upgrade them from the System Settings.

[mezzotoscano]

yes
I only have one desklet and a few applets installed

[mezzotoscano]

I just tried downloading an applet I had not installed before, when I try to add the applet to the panel nothing happens

[mezzotoscano]

I also tried creating a new panel. I can add / configure / remove built-in applets. applets downloaded from spices do not work.

[SMG]

I only have one desklet and a few applets installed

What are they?

What is the output of

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inxi -Sxxx

[mezzotoscano]

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cristiano@DeLorean2022:~$ inxi -sxxx
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0 C mobo: 41.0 C sodimm: SODIMM C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0

Installed ClockTow as desklet, no extensions or actions.

In the meantime I used Timeshift to restore system to previous version Victoria (I made a snapshot before the update) and everything is working

[VictorGG]

Hello,

Here I've got the same problem, Weather Applet doesn't work well on version 21.3 Cinnamon. Besides, the Panel doesn't work properly using external monitor either ... I had to get back to previous version 21.2

[SMG]

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cristiano@DeLorean2022:~$ inxi -sxxx
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0 C mobo: 41.0 C sodimm: SODIMM C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0

You used a lower case s instead of the upper case S in the command.

To prevent typing mistakes such as the previous one in the future:

• You can click "SELECT ALL" to the right of CODE: in order to select everything.
• Then do Control-C (hold the Control key and, while holding it, press the C key) to copy what you selected.
• Then in the terminal window select Edit > Paste.

However, if you have already reverted with Timeshift, then that information will no longer be helpful.

[SMG]

Besides, the Panel doesn't work properly using external monitor either ... I had to get back to previous version 21.2

That is a different issue. Please create your own topic for that issue.

For those having problems with specific applets, you can search here linuxmint / cinnamon-spices-applets to see if the issue has been reported.

Installed ClockTow as desklet, no extensions or actions.

Issues for desklets can be found here linuxmint / cinnamon-spices-desklets . I don't see any for ClockTow. If no one tells them there is a problem, it is unlikely to be fixed.

[VictorGG]

Please create your own topic for that issue.

Copy that

[mezzotoscano]

For those having problems with specific applets, you can search here linuxmint / cinnamon-spices-applets to see if the issue has been reported.

Installed ClockTow as desklet, no extensions or actions.

Issues for desklets can be found here linuxmint / cinnamon-spices-desklets . I don't see any for ClockTow. If no one tells them there is a problem, it is unlikely to be fixed.

Thank you for your help. As I mentioned, this does not seem to be related to the specific spices I am running - I did some tests with applets and desklets I never used before, they did not work either - only spices that came preinstalled with Cinnamon would work. So this seems to be a general issue with installation of spices.

As I said, I have gone back to 21.2 for the time being. I will wait a few days, then I will try update to 21.3 again, doing it slowly and checking for any sign of issues. Worst scenario, I can wait for release of 22.0 and/or make a clean install.

If the problem persists, I will post an update to this topic.

Thank you everyone

[SMG]

As I mentioned, this does not seem to be related to the specific spices I am running - I did some tests with applets and desklets I never used before, they did not work either - only spices that came preinstalled with Cinnamon would work.

I think you are missing the point that changes in Cinnamon often require spice programmers to make changes to their spices so they work on newer versions of Cinnamon. If they have not yet done this, that would explain what you are seeing.

If there are spices which come as default with your Linux Mint install then of course those would have been tested prior to creating the ISO. The same cannot be said for other spices.

So this seems to be a general issue with installation of spices.

So it would seem you need to create a bug report and give specifics in that report.