I thought some members of the Devuan community made something superior to wicd *and* that silly dbus enthusiast network-manager.
SteveT goli...@devuan.org said on Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:27:01 -0500 >Thanks for responding. > >wicd has indeed been removed from Chimaera. Sadly, there are reports >of frustration that the available options are not as intuitive as >wicd. However, there is hope! Someone is looking at transitioning wicd >to python3 so keep your fingers crossed. > >To fill a gap, rrq has provided a "classic" networking "how-to" that >will be included in the www documentation. It is already available on >the netinstall isos: >https://git.devuan.org/devuan/installer-iso/src/branch/wip/docs/docs/docs/network-configuration.html > >golinux > >On 2021-09-18 10:12, Ludovic Bellière via Dng wrote: >> Hello golinux. >> >> I found a reference to a dead software used in the *Network >> Configuration* >> section. wicd is recommended as network manager, however it is no >> longer >> distributed by debian. It has been removed because it is written in >> python2, and >> there has been no release since 2014. >> >> As I do not use any manager on my system, I remain unaware of a >> possible >> replacement. I did, however, look quickly and noticed connman which >> advertize >> itself as a slim and low on resources. >> >> As a quick poll, does anybody has a preferred network manager? >> >> >> Ludovic >> >> On Thu, 16 Sep 2021, goli...@devuan.org wrote: >> >>> Request to the Devuan community . . . >>> >>> As we get closer to the Chimaera release, we'd appreciate some >>> feedback on whether the existing documentation listed below, which >>> is applicable to all releases, is still useful/accurate and should >>> be carried forward for use in Chimaera. >>> >>> These documents were written by dev1fanboy aka chillfan who >>> provided updates/corrections from Jessie through Beowulf. Sadly, he >>> has not been seen for a very long time or responded to email >>> queries. >>> >>> You can find the docs that need reviewing here: >>> https://www.devuan.org/os/documentation/dev1fanboy/ >>> >>> All releases >>> >>> General information >>> Installing Devuan >>> Full disk encryption >>> Network configuration >>> Devuan without D-Bus >>> D-Bus free software >>> Minimal xorg install >>> Minimal XFCE install >>> >>> Your comments and/or corrections especially on technical issues >>> would be most appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> The WWW Team >> >> >_______________________________________________ >Dng mailing list >Dng@lists.dyne.org >https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
