Ok, so it actually was a problem with the notifications. Regardless, a fix has been committed upstream for KDE 4.3.
** Package changed: kdebase-runtime (Ubuntu) => kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Committed -- kpackagekit update notification tray icons disappear after only a few seconds https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342017 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs