wicd doesn't work

[Karl F. Larsen]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Dirk Freitag wrote:
>   
>> I have actually been reluctant to install wicd myself.  People say it
>> is the way to go, but the fact that it removes the default network
>> manager makes me wary of it, since the default app works fine for me.
>>     
>
> I tried wicd and for me it works as well as networkmanager. But it works 
> different because it connects to the network even if there is no user 
> logged in. Networkmanager only connects after a user is logged in. You 
> may prefer one version or the other.
>
>   
>>  If I did decide to go with wicd, I wonder if I uninstall it, will
>> the default network manager be reinstalled?
>>     
>
> If you have wicd installed and want your networkmanager back you can 
> simply install networkmanager. It will then remove wicd.
>
>
> Nils
>
>   
    I tried sudo apt-get install networkmanager and it errored out as no 
such package. What is it really called?

Karl


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