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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY wicd-download-http "http://launchpad.net/wicd/&wicd-major-version;/&wicd-version;/+download/wicd-&wicd-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY wicd-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY wicd-md5sum "c2435ddfdef0b9898852d72a85a45f0f">
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10 | <!ENTITY wicd-size "429 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY wicd-buildsize "4.2 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY wicd-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="wicd" xreflabel="Wicd-&wicd-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="wicd.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>Wicd-&wicd-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="wicd">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-wicd">wicd</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to Wicd</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para><application>Wicd</application> is a network manager written in
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33 | Python. It simplifies network setup by automatically detecting and
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34 | connecting to wireless and wired networks. Wicd includes support for WPA
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35 | authentication and DHCP configuration. It provides Curses- and GTK-based
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36 | graphical frontends for user-friendly control. An excellent KDE-based
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37 | frontend is also available <ulink
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38 | url="http://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/network/wicd-kde">here</ulink>.
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39 | </para>
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40 |
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41 | &lfs76_checked;
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42 |
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43 | <note>
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44 | <para>
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45 | Make sure you disable <command>systemd-networkd</command> service
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46 | or make it not configure the connections you want to manage with
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47 | <application>Wicd</application>.
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48 | </para>
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49 | </note>
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50 |
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51 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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52 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&wicd-download-http;"/></para>
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55 | </listitem>
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56 | <listitem>
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57 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&wicd-download-ftp;"/></para>
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58 | </listitem>
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59 | <listitem>
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60 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &wicd-md5sum;</para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | <listitem>
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63 | <para>Download size: &wicd-size;</para>
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64 | </listitem>
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65 | <listitem>
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66 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &wicd-buildsize;</para>
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67 | </listitem>
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68 | <listitem>
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69 | <para>Estimated build time: &wicd-time;</para>
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70 | </listitem>
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71 | </itemizedlist>
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72 | <!--
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73 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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74 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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75 | <listitem>
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76 | <para></para>
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77 | </listitem>
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78 | </itemizedlist>
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79 | -->
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80 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Wicd Dependencies</bridgehead>
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81 |
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82 | <note><para>Wicd uses <command>ifconfig</command> to activate network
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83 | connections. <command>ifconfig</command> is provided by both the Inetutils
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84 | and Net-tools packages. The Inetutils package is part of LFS, but the
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85 | <command>ifconfig</command> command is not installed by the LFS instructions.
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86 | If you choose to install the Inetutils version of <option>ifconfig</option>,
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87 | you need to reinstall the package and configure it without the
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88 | <option>--disable-ifconfig</option> switch.
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89 | </para></note>
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90 |
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91 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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92 | <para role="required">
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93 | <xref linkend="python2"/>,
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94 | <xref linkend="dbus-python"/>,
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95 | <xref linkend="wireless_tools"/>, and
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96 | <xref linkend="net-tools"/> (Wicd needs <command>ifconfig</command> and
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97 | <command>mii-tool</command> from this package)
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98 | </para>
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99 |
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100 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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101 | <para role="recommended">
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102 | <xref linkend="pygtk"/> (for the GTK frontend),
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103 | <xref linkend="wpa_supplicant"/> (for WPA support), and
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104 | <xref linkend="dhcpcd"/> or <xref linkend="dhcp"/> (for DHCP support)
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105 | </para>
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106 |
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107 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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108 | <para role="optional">
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109 | <xref linkend="pm-utils"/> (for suspend/resume integration),
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110 | <ulink url="http://excess.org/urwid/">Urwid</ulink> (for the Curses-based frontend), and
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111 | <ulink url="http://babel.edgewall.org/">Babel</ulink> (for internationalization)
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112 | </para>
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113 |
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114 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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115 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/wicd"/></para>
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116 |
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117 | </sect2>
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118 |
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119 | <sect2 role="installation">
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120 | <title>Installation of Wicd</title>
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121 |
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122 | <para>Install <application>Wicd</application> by running the following
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123 | commands:</para>
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124 |
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125 | <screen><userinput>rm po/*.po &&
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126 | python setup.py configure --no-install-kde \
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127 | --no-install-acpi \
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128 | --no-install-pmutils \
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129 | --no-install-init</userinput></screen>
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130 |
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131 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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132 |
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133 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, install the package:</para>
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134 |
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135 | <screen role="root"><userinput>python setup.py install</userinput></screen>
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136 |
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137 | </sect2>
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138 |
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139 | <sect2 role="commands">
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140 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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141 |
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142 | <para><command>rm po/*.po</command>: This command removes the international
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143 | messages associated with this package. The command is required unless
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144 | Babel is installed. If it is installed, po/ast.po still needs to be removed
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145 | in order for the build to complete.</para>
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146 |
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147 | <para><option>--no-install-kde</option>: Prevent installation of an
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148 | autostart desktop file for KDE. If you use KDE, you should instead install the
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149 | <ulink url="http://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/network/wicd-kde">Wicd KDE Client</ulink>.
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150 | </para>
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151 |
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152 | <para><option>--no-install-acpi</option>: Prevent installation of
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153 | <command>suspend</command> and <command>resume</command> scripts for acpid.
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154 | Omit this option if you use acpid.</para>
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155 |
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156 | <para><option>--no-install-pmutils</option>: Prevent installation of hooks for
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157 | pm-utils. Omit this option if you use pm-utils.</para>
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158 |
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159 | <para><option>--no-install-init</option>: Prevent installation of any init scripts,
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160 | as a bootscript is installed later in the instructions.</para>
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161 |
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162 | <para><option>--wicdgroup=<replaceable><group></replaceable></option>:
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163 | The group that will have permission to use the Wicd client (default is the
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164 | <systemitem class="groupname">users</systemitem> group).</para>
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165 | </sect2>
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166 |
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167 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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168 | <title>Configuring Wicd</title>
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169 |
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170 | <sect3 id="wicd-config">
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171 | <title>Config Files</title>
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172 |
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173 | <para><filename>/etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf</filename>,
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174 | <filename>/etc/wicd/wired-settings.conf</filename> and
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175 | <filename>/etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf</filename></para>
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176 |
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177 | </sect3>
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178 |
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179 | <sect3 id="wicd-init">
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180 | <title>Systemd Units</title>
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181 |
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182 | <para>
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183 | To start the <command>wicd</command> daemon at boot, enable
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184 | the previously installed systemd unit by running the following command
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185 | as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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186 | </para>
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187 |
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188 | <indexterm zone="wicd wicd-init">
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189 | <primary sortas="f-wicd">wicd</primary>
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190 | </indexterm>
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191 |
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192 | <screen role="root"><userinput>systemctl enable wicd</userinput></screen>
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193 |
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194 | <para>No manual configuration of Wicd is needed if you use the graphical
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195 | frontends. If you are only going to use Wicd from command-line, you can configure
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196 | it using the configuration files in <filename>/etc/wicd</filename>. For a list of
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197 | available options, look at the man-pages for: wicd-manager-settings.conf,
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198 | wicd-wired-settings.conf and wicd-wireless-settings.conf.</para>
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199 |
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200 | <para>Be sure to add all users who are to have rights to open and close network
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201 | connections with Wicd to the <systemitem class="groupname">users</systemitem>
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202 | group (or the group specified with the <option>--wicdgroup</option> configuration
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203 | option).</para>
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204 |
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205 | </sect3>
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206 |
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207 | </sect2>
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208 |
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209 | <sect2 role="content">
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210 | <title>Contents</title>
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211 |
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212 | <segmentedlist>
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213 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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214 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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215 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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216 |
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217 | <seglistitem>
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218 | <seg>wicd, wicd-cli, wicd-client, wicd-curses, and wicd-gtk</seg>
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219 | <seg>none</seg>
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220 | <seg>/etc/wicd, /usr/lib/python&python2-majorver;/site-packages/wicd, /usr/share/doc/wicd,
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221 | /usr/share/pixmaps/wicd, /usr/share/wicd, /var/lib/wicd, and /var/log/wicd</seg>
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222 | </seglistitem>
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223 | </segmentedlist>
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224 |
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225 | <variablelist>
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226 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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227 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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228 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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229 |
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230 | <varlistentry id="wicdd">
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231 | <term><command>wicd</command></term>
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232 | <listitem>
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233 | <para>is the wicd daemon.</para>
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234 | <indexterm zone="wicd wicdd">
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235 | <primary sortas="b-wicdd">wicd</primary>
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236 | </indexterm>
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237 | </listitem>
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238 | </varlistentry>
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239 |
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240 | <varlistentry id="wicd-cli">
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241 | <term><command>wicd-cli</command></term>
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242 | <listitem>
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243 | <para>is a command line interface for configuring the wicd daemon.</para>
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244 | <indexterm zone="wicd wicd-cli">
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245 | <primary sortas="b-wicd-cli">wicd-cli</primary>
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246 | </indexterm>
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247 | </listitem>
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248 | </varlistentry>
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249 |
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250 | <varlistentry id="wicd-client">
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251 | <term><command>wicd-client</command></term>
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252 | <listitem>
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253 | <para>is the wicd client. This script attempts to automatically choose
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254 | the relevant configuration interface.</para>
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255 | <indexterm zone="wicd wicd-client">
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256 | <primary sortas="b-wicd-client">wicd-client</primary>
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257 | </indexterm>
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258 | </listitem>
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259 | </varlistentry>
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260 |
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261 | <varlistentry id="wicd-curses">
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262 | <term><command>wicd-curses</command></term>
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263 | <listitem>
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264 | <para>is a curses interface for configuring the wicd daemon.</para>
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265 | <indexterm zone="wicd wicd-curses">
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266 | <primary sortas="b-wicd-curses">wicd-curses</primary>
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267 | </indexterm>
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268 | </listitem>
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269 | </varlistentry>
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270 |
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271 | <varlistentry id="wicd-gtk">
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272 | <term><command>wicd-gtk</command></term>
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273 | <listitem>
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274 | <para>is a GTK interface for configuring the wicd daemon</para>
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275 | <indexterm zone="wicd wicd-gtk">
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276 | <primary sortas="b-wicd-gtk">wicd-gtk</primary>
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277 | </indexterm>
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278 | </listitem>
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279 | </varlistentry>
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280 |
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281 | </variablelist>
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282 |
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283 | </sect2>
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284 |
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285 | </sect1>
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