Wicd
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Wicd is a network connection manager that can manage wireless and wired interfaces, similar and an alternative to NetworkManager. Wicd is written in Python and GTK+, requiring fewer dependencies than other network managers. Wicd can also run from the terminal in a curses interface, requiring no X server session or task panel (see running wicd).
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Installation
Getting Started
Initial Setup
You may start the service:
To have it at every boot
Running Wicd
Then, from the menu (Gnome: Applications→Internet→Wicd), or by clicking in notification area
or in command line:
Or if your desktop environment does not have a notification area, run:
you will have:
Then select the wifi network that you want to connect to and indicate parameters needed.
Is it possible to select “Connect to this network automatically” to have wicd connected atevery boot, think to add “wicd-client” in your session launch.
In preferences menu you can indicate DNS from OpenDNS:
You can add wicd-client to your DE/WM startup to have the application start when you log in.
You can also run wicd as a curses application from the terminal like so:
Trouble-shooting
Failed to get IP address
If wicd repeatedly fails to get an IP address using the default dhcpcd client, try installing and using dhclient instead:
Don't forget to select dhclient as the primary dhcp client in wicd options afterwards!
Importing pynotify failed, notifications disabled
In case the package did not get installed automatically -- the package's name is "notify-python":
Note about graphical sudo programs
If you are receiving an error about wicd failing to find a graphical sudo program, run one of the following commands: