downloading wicd for Kubuntu 8.04

[Clay Weber]

On Sunday, July 04, 2010 09:06:29 pm ray burke wrote:
> 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 Weber
> > 
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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

you click the 'fetch updates' icon on Adept

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AdeptHowto
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu/Hardy

-- 
Clay Weber
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