Jeff, FWIW, yum install wicd worked perfectly after yum install python-devel
I didn't get any weird dependency messages after that. In fact, I'm logged into my "dingonet" wireless network via wicd as we speak... Paul On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 9:43 PM, jebba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jeff wrote: > *:* > Paul David Mena wrote: > *:* I managed to get WICD working under FREEEEE by not exactly following > the > instructions found at > http://wicd.sourceforge.net/wiki/doku.php?id=fedora. Long story short: > download and untar the tarball, then follow the instructions in the > INSTALL file, namely: > > yum install python-devel > python setup.py configure > python setup.py install > > Make sure NetworkManager is turned off like so: > > chkconfig NetworkManager off > > reboot, at which time you should see the wcid service start up shortly > after eth0 comes up. To bring up the butt-ugly-but-functional GUI, type: > > wcid-client & > > Starting up wired, wireless and VPN networks are all fairly intuitive. > And it works! > > Assuming I can duplicate any of the above, I promise to immortalize it > in a wiki... > > I built a (new) package of this now for FREEEEE. Tested. Fails. :) > > yum install wicd > > > Right now it's complaining: "Couldn't find graphical sudo program" (this > when > I'm running it as root, no less). I wonder which ones it will take. gar. > > Anyway, mostly there but i dont think i'll look at it more for a day or so, > so > if you figure that out let me know heh. Could just be missing dependency. > > > freeeee-package empower <--we'll see if that one will work. > > Yikes, empower drags in all the enlightenment stuff... > -- Paul David Mena -------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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