Fwd: downloading wicd for Kubuntu 8.04

ray burke rayburke30 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 20 06:31:38 UTC 2010


On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 8:34 AM,  <claydoh at midmaine.com> wrote:
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 2:42 PM
>> Subject: Fwd: downloading wicd for Kubuntu 8.04
>> To: claydoh at midmaine.com
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: ray burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com>
>> Date: Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: downloading wicd for Kubuntu 8.04
>> To: Kubuntu user technical support <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>
>>
>> On 7/5/10, Clay Weber <claydoh at midmaine.com> wrote:
>>> 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
>>>  > >  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > >  > >  --
>>>  > >  > >  > >  kubuntu-users mailing list
>>>  > >  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > >  > > kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>>>  > >  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > >  > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at:
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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.
>>>  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > >  --
>>>  > >  > >  Clay Weber
>>>  > >  > >  http://kubuntuforums.net
>>>  > >  > >  http://flyballmaine.com
>>>  > >  > >  http://emacdogsports.com
>>>  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > >  --
>>>  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > > kubuntu-users mailing list
>>>  > >  > >
>>>  > >  > >  kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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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.
>>>  > >
>>>  > >
>>>  > >  --
>>>  > >
>>>  > > Clay Weber
>>>  > >
>>>  > >  http://kubuntuforums.net
>>>  > >  http://flyballmaine.com
>>>  > >  http://emacdogsports.com
>>>  > >
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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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>>>  http://flyballmaine.com
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>>>
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>> Clay,
>>
>> I have finally clicked on the 21 updates that I had outstanding, but after
>> these
>> installs no WICD shows either in the adept_manger?
>>
>> ray
>> PS I have found the WICD in adept_manager so if I do the update and
>> the mobile wireless
>> broadband(stick) dosent work can I reload the Kppp app to use as normal
>> dialup?
>>
>
> I should think that would work fine in that case, though I have never used
> mobile broadband myself.
>
> clay
>
>
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clay in Xp pro,

if I install WICD in adept_manager and the mobile wireless
broadband(stick) dosent work can I reload the Kppp app to use as normal dialup?
I have read that I it wont run aling aside each other "wicd and Kppp)?

ray




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