On Friday 27 May 2016 01:21:25 Rodary Jacques wrote:
> > Could we have a reference please for "said unstable by debian's package
> > installer"? (I assume you're talking about the wicd packages, because
> > someone wrote "Please note, an entry does not work with network-manager.
> > Use wicd instead" in the thread called "WiFi Access Point".)
>
> I find your post only today may 26. I read the warnings of synaptic about
> wicd.
Synaptic!=debian's package installer
It is one of Debian's package installers, and a late-comer at that, which I
have found causes problems. Perhaps this is one of them? (Note the "I have
found". I don't want to start a flame war!!!)
So, correction, "said unstable by Synaptic" (Does it???)
Here is what I get with aptitude in Jessie:
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peter@Nyx-II:~$ aptitude show wicd
Package: wicd
State: not installed
Version: 1.7.2.4-4.1
Priority: optional
Section: net
Maintainer: David Paleino <da...@debian.org>
Architecture: all
Uncompressed Size: 16.4 k
Depends: wicd-daemon (= 1.7.2.4-4.1), wicd-gtk (= 1.7.2.4-4.1) | wicd-curses
(=
1.7.2.4-4.1) | wicd-cli (= 1.7.2.4-4.1) | wicd-client
Description: wired and wireless network manager - metapackage
Wicd is a general-purpose network configuration server which aims to provide
a simple
but flexible interface for connecting to networks. Its features include:
* wide variety of settings;
* ability to connect to (and maintain profiles for) both wired and wireless
networks;
* support for many encryption schemes, including WEP, WPA, WPA2 and custom
schemes;
* wireless-tools compatibility;
* tray icon showing network activity and signal strength;
* lack of GNOME dependencies (although it does require GTK+), making it easy
to use in
Xfce, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment, etc.
This is a metapackage, it allows installation of all the components of Wicd,
including
one of the clients, which must be manually chosen.
Homepage: http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
Tags: admin::configuring, admin::monitoring, implemented-in::python,
network::configuration, role::metapackage, role::program,
scope::utility,
use::checking, use::configuring, use::monitor
peter@Nyx-II:~$
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I don't see any mention of unstable.
And Brian, that description will tell you why some of us like it. But I have
nothing against wpagui, and am not "fixated" on wicd. I just use it and have
found it reliable. Does wpagui also administer wired netrworks, as does
wicd?
Lisi
