On 6/17/2017 10:27 AM, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
Alan Feuerbacher wrote:
The Wicd-1.7.4 section of the BLFS book, systemd version 8.0, "Networking
Utilities", calls for you to install a bootscript:
...
So, what about the missing bootscript?
This brings up another point for me: Because I have dhcpcd installed and
working (with systemd-networkd disabled), do I even need Wicd?
No, you don't. wicd and network-manager are two variations of the same
function and neither is really needed unless you have a laptop and need
to connect to various networks at different times. Indeed, I use
neither on my laptop because the limited roaming I do with it has wired
access available,
My system is a floor-standing, wired ethernet monster not suitable for
roaming, so I'll never use wifi for a connection with it. However, I'm
thinking of installing a wifi card so that I can learn more about wifi.
My wife and son have laptops, and we have several wifi printers, and a
wifi router, so it behooves me to learn.
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"?
It depends on you use case.
So it's probably useful for me to learn the technical details of wifi.
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?
Any comments, given my desire to experiment with wifi?
Alan
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