[SOLVED] How can I install/use WICD on Slackware 13?
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How can I install/use WICD on Slackware 13?
I have no idea where to start with WICD. I know it's on the Slackware 13 CD and where it is on the cd but from there I'm really just lost as what to do with the files there and such.
I'm so used to Windows and programming on Windows in C# .NET and tweaking/hacking there that I have no idea where to really start with Linux so if you have any special tips or places to go to read up on stuff so I can maybe figure out more about Linux and this I'd like that a lot.
Last edited by chrisportela; 02-06-2010 at 01:25 PM.
Bottom line is you need to read the documentation.
1. Install the package (installpkg /path/to/wicd-foo-arch-1.txz)
2. Make the start script executable (chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd)
3. Start the start script (/etc/rc.d/rc.wicd start)
4. Run the client program (wicd).
I have no idea where to start with WICD. I know it's on the Slackware 13 CD and where it is on the cd but from there I'm really just lost as what to do with the files there and such.
I'm so used to Windows and programming on Windows in C# .NET and tweaking/hacking there that I have no idea where to really start with Linux so if you have any special tips or places to go to read up on stuff so I can maybe figure out more about Linux and this I'd like that a lot.
Welcome to LQ & Slackware!
I do suggest that you update 'wicd-1.6.2.2' to 'wicd-1.7.0' package from '-current'. You can look at this 'mirror' for 'Slackware -current' or 'slackware64 -current' since you didn't state which version in use.
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How can I install/use WICD on Slackware 13?
