Hi aitor, I forgot to write that the final step is to let netman be automatically run as soon as a user boots into XFCE4 or desktop or window manager.
Edward On 13/09/2015, Edward Bartolo <edb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi aitor, > > I think, the time has come to start thinking about producing a .deb > package for netman. However, we will have to use a post installation > script to add the line: > > "iface wlan0 inet dhcp" > > to /etc/network/interfaces. The script has also to create a new > directory under /usr/bin with the name netman ie /usr/bin/netman will > hold both the frontend and the backend. > > The SUID for backend must be changed to that belonging to root. I do > this as follows: > chown root:root backend > chmod u+s backend > > A new directory under /etc/network with the name wifi must be created > i.e. /etc/network/wifi must be an existing directory. > > Then, the final steps would be to create a launcher for netman, the > frontend. To enable automatic attempts at connecting basing on > installed essid files under /etc/network/wifi, the parameter > --auto-conn must be passed to netman upon invocation. --auto-conn need > not be used and netman would not attempt to connect without user > intervention. This feature is for those who want to control what > happens on their machine. > > Edward > > > On 09/09/2015, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: >> On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 18:11:50 +0200 >> Edward Bartolo <edb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Oooops, I have a new pair of spectacles that is playing tricks on me, >>> especially, since it is the first near-sight spectacles. Before, I >>> didn't use any. >> >> You just turned 40, didn't you? >> >> As I remember, 40's is a good decade. >> >> SteveT >> >> Steve Litt >> August 2015 featured book: Troubleshooting: Just the Facts >> http://www.troubleshooters.com/tjust >> > _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng