Wcid Program problems

[Robert Holtzman]

On Mon, 25 May 2009, Karl F. Larsen wrote:

> Robert Holtzman wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 May 2009, Karl Larsen wrote:
>>
>>
>>>    I have been looking at the Sourceforge web page for Wcid and it is
>>> all showing signs of not enough help for the technical writing and no
>>> plain blog on how to install and use Wcid software. Go to
>>> http://wicd.sourceforge.net/ and you will see what is happening.
>>>
>>>    If you have experiance with a wiki they need help setting that up.
>>> Also the list software is not working. I tried to join and nothing
>>> happened. I am not expert in either area :-)
>>>
>>
>> Karl,
>>
>> Go back to the sourceforge link you cited and *read* the whole page
>> instead of skimming it. You will find a link to complete instructions on
>> downloading and installing the program. Also a link to the wicd forum. I
>> had no trouble registering. The key is that you have to read.
>>
>>
>    I have switched to ALL besides the home page and see NOTHING about
> starting wcid once it is installed. Nothing about the tiny triangle you
> MUST click to add a WiFi password. This is all NOT THERE, PERIOD!

NOT THERE, PERIOD, huh? How about this from the sourceforge page:

"There are instructions for installing Wicd on Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, 
Fedora, Slackware, and Gentoo on the downloads page, although it should 
work on any Linux distro."

following the downloads link gets you to:

"Starting Wicd

If you are using a desktop environment without a notification area, you 
can run the Wicd GUI by running

     wicd-client -n

If you are using a desktop environment with a notification area, you can 
start the tray icon by running

     wicd-client

If you are using a desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE, you can 
start the Wicd GUI by opening the Application menu.
Installing Wicd in Ubuntu

If you are using Ubuntu Jaunty, Wicd is in the universe repository, so a 
simple sudo apt-get install wicd will do it. If you want the latest 
version of Wicd when it comes out, though, you'll need to add the Wicd 
repository. Jaunty users who need to download the Wicd deb package can 
grab it from Ubuntu's Universe repository.

Non-Jaunty versions of Ubuntu (Intrepid, Hardy, etc) or Jaunty users who 
want the latest updates will have to add the Wicd repository to the 
Ubuntu package manager. To open the package manager in Gnome, go to 
Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. When it appears, go to 
Settings > Repositories > Third Party Software > Add..., and enter the 
following line:

     deb http://apt.wicd.net hardy extras

where gutsy is your version of Ubuntu in lowercase (dapper, edgy, 
feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid). You'll also need to add the key used 
for signing Wicd by running the following command in a terminal:

     wget -q http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Now, click Reload, and wait while the package lists are downloaded. Now, 
search for "Wicd", and right click on it. Select Install, then press 
Apply, and Wicd will automatically be downloaded and installed for you. 
This will also keep you automatically up to date with the latest and 
greatest version of Wicd. Please note that this will remove 
network-manager, which is the default GNOME network manager and may 
cause loss of network connection temporarily."

Is that explicit enough for you or do you need more hand holding?

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