On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 08:34:16PM -0400, Implausibility wrote: > Hi. > > I have a few old ThinkPads here, and I'd like to explore getting OpenBSD > running as a lightweight desktop computer. > > I don't need a lot, I spend most of my time at a shell prompt, but I'm > thinking I need a better window manager, possibly Firefox (or a recommended > lightweight alternative) and any invaluable X-based utilities. > > I've had trouble getting the laptop connected to my local WiFi network, > despite having compatible cards and a straightforward security config (WPA2), > despite having followed the documentation. If there's a > network-connection-manager GUI available, that would be nice, but isn't > essential.
Various attempts on creating "generic" wifi network connection manager scripts have been made. None with a true GUI AFAIK. I used the shell script from github below for some time on my T500 but lately it hasn't worked as expected and I haven't had the time to investigate. (Currently I just have half a dozen shell scripts, one for each wifi network I'm connecting to.) https://github.com/devious/wiconfig > > I know how to install things via the ports, but traversing the directory > structure to find useful packages is painful. If there's a more friendly way > to search for and discover new/interesting ports packages, I'd appreciate a > link. There is pkg_mgr(1) in packages. I use it a lot to poke around looking for interesting packages. Have a look at its description by issuing: $ pkg_info pkg_mgr and install it with: # pkg_add pkg_mgr When looking for ports I use: $ cd /usr/ports $ make search key=<keyword> > Thanks. Regards, Erling
