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] ([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. 
> (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...
> 
> 
> 
> 


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