I can't reproduce the bug right now, because it happens randomly for me. But it looks exactly like the screenshot that's attached to this bug report: it's a 1 pixel vertical black line that appears next to an icon in the system tray.
Here's the information: geert...@geertjan-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy empathy empathy: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2.30.1-0ubuntu1 Version table: 2.30.1-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages 2.30.0.1-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages geert...@geertjan-desktop:~$ uname -a Linux geertjan-desktop 2.6.32-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 13:27:30 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux -- Useless black bar in notification area visible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/434316 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