wicd doesn't work

[Dirk Freitag]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> 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
> 
> 

Karl,

Try "network-manager-gnome"


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