Wicd-1.7.4
Installation of Wicd
Install Wicd by running the
following commands:
sed -e "/detection failed/ a\ self.init='init/default/wicd'" \
-i.orig setup.py &&
rm po/*.po &&
python setup.py configure --no-install-kde \
--no-install-acpi \
--no-install-pmutils \
--no-install-init \
--no-install-gnome-shell-extensions \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/wicd-1.7.4
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user, install the
package:
python setup.py install
Command Explanations
sed ... -i.orig
setup.py: Fix and issue while building with BLFS.
rm po/*.po: This
command removes the international messages associated with this
package. The command is required unless Babel is installed. If it
is installed, po/ast.po still needs to be removed in order for the
build to complete.
--no-install-kde: Prevent
installation of an autostart desktop file for KDE. If you use KDE,
you should instead install the Wicd
KDE Client.
--no-install-acpi: Prevent
installation of suspend and resume scripts for acpid. Omit
this option if you use acpid.
--no-install-pmutils:
Prevent installation of hooks for pm-utils. Omit this option if you
use pm-utils.
--no-install-init: Prevent
installation of service files twice. They are installed as a part
of the sed to setup.py.
--no-install-gnome-shell-extensions:
Prevent installation of the respective extensions. Remove this
switch, if you are using Gnome Shell.
--wicdgroup=<group>: The group
that will have permission to use the Wicd client (default is the
users group).
Configuring Wicd
Config Files
/etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf,
/etc/wicd/wired-settings.conf and
/etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf
Configuration Information
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Note
Make sure that you disable the systemd-networkd service or
configure it not to manage the interfaces you want to manage
with Wicd.
To enable wicd at boot time, as the root user, run:
systemctl enable wicd
No manual configuration of Wicd is needed if you use the
graphical frontends. If you are only going to use Wicd from
command-line, you can configure it using the configuration files
in /etc/wicd. For a list of
available options, look at the man-pages for:
wicd-manager-settings.conf, wicd-wired-settings.conf and
wicd-wireless-settings.conf.
Be sure to add all users who are to have rights to open and close
network connections with Wicd to the users group (or the group specified with the
--wicdgroup configuration option).
Contents
Installed Programs:
wicd, wicd-cli, wicd-client, wicd-curses
(not functional if Urwid is not installed), and
wicd-gtk
Installed Libraries:
None
Installed Directories:
/{etc,usr/share,var/lib,var/log,var/run}/wicd,
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/wicd and
/usr/share/doc/wicd-1.7.4
Short Descriptions
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wicd
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is the wicd daemon.
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wicd-cli
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is a command line interface for configuring the wicd
daemon.
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wicd-client
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is the wicd client. This script attempts to automatically
choose the relevant configuration interface.
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wicd-curses
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is a curses interface for configuring the wicd daemon.
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wicd-gtk
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is a GTK interface for configuring the wicd daemon
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Last updated on 2018-08-25 21:43:33 -0700