On Sunday 03 March 2013 22:40:22 Mark Filipak wrote: > Comment: I submitted 'aptitude install wicd' because it was part of the > example I followed. Obviously, 'wicd' is not sufficient.
Why is it obviously not sufficient? I would have said that it was. But you would need the right repositories and a connection to the net. On my box: root@Tux-II:/home/lisi# aptitude install wicd The following NEW packages will be installed: libnl1{a} libpcsclite1{a} python-glade2{a} python-iniparse{a} python-notify{a} python-wicd{a} wicd wicd-daemon{a} wicd-gtk{a} wpasupplicant{a} 0 packages upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 1,180 kB of archives. After unpacking 4,212 kB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] n Abort. root@Tux-II:/home/lisi# As you see, just "wicd" would be fine. I aborted because I have no wireless on this box and so don't actually want it installed. > Question: Why > didn't 'aptitude install wicd_1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3_all.deb' work? If you want to install a .deb in that way, you need to use dpkg, as mentioned by Joe: From the directory that the deb is in: dpkg -i wicd_1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3_all.deb If it complains that there are missing dependencies, curse, wish you had used aptitude, and install them. Someone else will need to tell you how to manage that from a box without internet access. I, when faced with this problem, always temporarily install an old network card so that I have got internet access to sort things out. HTH Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201303032323.49687.lisi.re...@gmail.com