downloading wicd for Kubuntu 8.04

[ray burke]

On 7/5/10, Clay Weber <claydoh at midmaine.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, July 04, 2010 05:30:39 pm ray burke wrote:
>  > On 7/5/10, Clay Weber <claydoh at midmaine.com> wrote:
>  > > On Sunday, July 04, 2010 05:14:08 pm ray burke wrote:
>  > >  > On 7/2/10, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
>  > >  > > ray burke wrote:
>  > >  > >  > as I have been advised by searching for connection of my
>  > >  > >  > wireless broadband usb stick (Dodo) to operate properly and bee
>  > >  > >  > recognised as a modem that I have to install WICD but within the
>  > >  > >  > web page of "http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php" it does
>  > >  > >  > not mention install for Kubuntu?
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > > Well, the description is for Ubuntu but Kubuntu shares the same
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  repository and wicd works more or less the same for both Ubuntu and
>  > >  > >  Kubuntu. I just can't tell you a GUI way to add the repo because I
>  > >  > >  don't have a 8.04 machine left. You can add the line
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  deb http://apt.wicd.net hardy extras
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  to your sources.list file. You need root privilege to edit that
>  > >  > >  file and you could do it with the command
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  from a terminal or from Alt-F2. Then add the key as described on
>  > >  > >  the page you mentioned. After that you can install wicd from your
>  > >  > >  favourite package manager.
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  Nils
>  > >  > >
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>  > >  > Nils,
>  > >  > See my coments below
>  > >  >
>  > >  > You can add the line
>  > >  >
>  > >  > deb http://apt.wicd.net hardy extras  *** understand this***
>  > >  >
>  > >  >
>  > >  > to your sources.list file. You need root privilege to edit that file
>  > >  > and you could do it with the command
>  > >  >
>  > >  > kdesudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list
>  > >  >
>  > >  > from a terminal or from Alt-F2. Then add the key as described on the
>  > >  > page you mentioned. After that you can install wicd from your
>  > >  > favourite package manager.  ***Dont understand this***
>  > >  >
>  > >  > as how to enter which key?
>  > >  >
>  > >  > ray
>  > >
>  > > Quoting from the directions found on
>  > > http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php
>  > >
>  > >  on how to install wicd on Ubuntu (this part of the process is the exact
>  > >  same for Kubuntu):
>  > >
>  > >  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 -
>  > >
>  > >  After that you can use your package manager to reload your package list
>  > >  and then install wicd as you would any other application.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
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>  > Clay,
>  >
>  > Because I am a novice at Kubuntu I dont quite understand that Is why I
>  > am asking for
>  > help in lay mens terms?
>  >
>  > ray
>
>
> I don't think it can get any clearer than opening a terminal and typing in the
>  line given, surely with your time in here you do understand how to do that.
>
>  If you want to know WHY the need for the command, well that is because in a
>  reputable repository, all packages are 'signed' for security, and  a 'key' is
>  needed to verify the packages. The package manager, I think, won't install
>  packages from external repositories without the key. The command given
>  downloads the key file, and then adds it to the list of keys.
>
>
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Clay,

I have done those two things
"deb http://apt.wicd.net jaunty extras" within the third party
packages and then in terminal
"wget -q http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -"

but now how do I reload to get it to show within me adept_manager?

ray