source: gnome/core/network-manager-applet.xml@ 4c2be438

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY network-manager-applet-download-http 
           "&gnome-download-http;/network-manager-applet/0.9/network-manager-applet-&network-manager-applet-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY network-manager-applet-download-ftp  
           "&gnome-download-ftp;/network-manager-applet/0.9/network-manager-applet-&network-manager-applet-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY network-manager-applet-md5sum        "a8de4ace4a40e432838e434f0bf71e7a">
  <!ENTITY network-manager-applet-size          "1.1 MB">
  <!ENTITY network-manager-applet-buildsize     "43 MB">
  <!ENTITY network-manager-applet-time          "0.4 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="network-manager-applet" xreflabel="network-manager-applet-&network-manager-applet-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="network-manager-applet.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>network-manager-applet-&network-manager-applet-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="network-manager-applet">
    <primary sortas="a-network-manager-applet">network-manager-applet</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to network-manager-applet</title>

    <para>The <application>network-manager-applet</application> is a tool used to 
    configure wired and wireless network connections through GUI.</para>

    &lfs70_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&network-manager-applet-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&network-manager-applet-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &network-manager-applet-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &network-manager-applet-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &network-manager-applet-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &network-manager-applet-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">network-manager-applet Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="gtk3"/>,
      <xref linkend="GConf"/>,
      <xref linkend="iso-codes"/>,
      <xref linkend="libgnome-keyring"/>,
      <xref linkend="libnotify"/> and
      <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required (Runtime)</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="polkit-gnome"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
    <para role="recommended">
      <xref linkend="gnome-bluetooth"/> and
      <xref linkend="mobile-broadband-provider-info"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/network-manager-applet"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of network-manager-applet</title>

    <para>Install <application>network-manager-applet</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/NetworkManager \
            --disable-static &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
    href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          nm-applet and nm-connection-editor
        </seg>
        <seg>
          libnm-gtk.so
        </seg>
        <seg>
          /usr/include/libnm-gtk, /usr/share/libnm-gtk /usr/share/nm-applet
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="nm-connection-editor">
        <term><command>nm-connection-editor</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Allows users to view and edit network connection settings.</para>
          <indexterm zone="network-manager-applet nm-connection-editor">
            <primary sortas="b-nm-connection-editor">nm-connection-editor</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libnm-gtk">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libnm-gtk.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains the NetworkManager GTK+ functions.</para>
          <indexterm zone="network-manager-applet libnm-gtk">
            <primary sortas="c-libnm-gtk">libnm-gtk.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>