It happened for me after installing, not logging into Ubuntu Unity shell but first installing from command line GNOME shell, reboot and log into GNOME shell.
$ indicator-multiload /usr/share/indicator-multiload/preferences.ui Could not create autostart desktop file: Failed to create file '/home/****/.config/autostart/indicator-multiload.desktop.3V0QDW': No such file or directory -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/887847 Title: system load indicator auto start does not work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-multiload/+bug/887847/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs