On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Alan Feuerbacher <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Wicd-1.7.4 section of the BLFS book, systemd version 8.0, "Networking > Utilities", calls for you to install a bootscript: > > make install-wicd > > This script is not in the Makefile for blfs-systemd-units-20160602. > > IIRC from my recent build, this not required anymore. Wicd ships a systemd unit file with it. It should have been installed when doing make install. > This brings up another point for me: Because I have dhcpcd installed and > working (with systemd-networkd disabled), do I even need Wicd? > > The BLFS book says that Wicd "simplifies network setup by automatically > detecting and connecting to wireless and wired networks..." and that "an > excellent KDE-based frontend is also available." Also, dhcpcd-6.11-5 is a > recommended dependency. > > So what is Wicd good for, with dhcpcd working? Is it just a "bell and > whistle"? > > Wicd is only needed for when you mainly use wifi for connecting to networks. It is redundant on wired connections. > As for the Wicd KDE-based frontend, I cloned the software with Git. The > file CMakelists.txt references KDE4, but I've installed KDE5 and Plasma, > per the BLFS book. So is this frontend even usable for me? > > Alan > -- > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
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