[xubuntu-users] Wifi and Other WMs?

[imag1nary number]

> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:25:26 -0700
> From: cjk at teamcharliesangels.com
> To: xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Wifi and Other WMs?
> 
> On Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:45:44 -0500
> "J. Anthony Limon" <j at flippo.net> wrote:
> 
> > Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> > > On Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:41:37 -0500
> > > "J. Anthony Limon" <j at flippo.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > >> Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> > >>> On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 08:54:15 -0500
> > >>> imag1nary number <imag1narynumber at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> I have installed Xubuntu 9.10 on my notebook.  If I run Xmonad, what app should I run through dmenu?  In other words, what app does Xubuntu 9.10 use in lieu of something like wicd?  And if I do install wicd to use in Xmonad, will that replace whatever app is currently running in Xubuntu?  Thanks.
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> > >>> I don't know anything about Xmonad, but the app used network management
> > >>> is called "network-manager", used with "network-manager-gnome". To
> > >>> replace that application, you normally remove those two apps.
> > >>>
> > >>> Good luck,
> > >>>
> > >> Well, I may call un-needed attention to myself by asking this.. but why 
> > >> do you care if NetworkManager get replaced? I use Wicd and removed 
> > >> NetworkManager quite happily..
> > >>
> > >> - J
> > >>
> > > 
> > > It was asked, so I tried to answer. I may be out of date now, but
> > > as far as I recall, wicd and network-manager can not be installed at
> > > the same time. One is replaced by the other. That may be automatic, but
> > > if not, you manually uninstall one when you install the other.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > You are right, but my question is, is there any particular reason why 
> > you want/need NetworkManager vs just using wicd? I've been happier with 
> > wicd sinc I got rid of NetworkManager and plan to remove it on all my 
> > machines.
> > 
> > - J
> > 
> 
> No reason I know of, but then again, I remove network manager and use
> static IP addresses on my machines. Since they are desktop machines, I
> don't use either one. However, lets talk about replacing network
> manager in xubuntu-devel? Can anyone here give us a reason not to
> request it?

I actually just tried wicd and it sucked.  Hard.  Never had this issue with any other distro.  I get ~75-83% signal on my kitchen table with the network manager.  Wicd gave me ~7-12% and failed to obtain an IP address the three times I tried.

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