I just talked to Riddel and he said for karmic this is no longer a issue because its no longer a plasma widget but a normal application started by the autostart mechanism.
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- Release notes need to tell upgrade users how to add new network-manager widget https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349066 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