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emc
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 Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:01 pm Post subject: [solved] Alternative to networkmanager |
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Hi,
I notice that networkmanager will be mask. So i try remove it form system and clear USE flag networkmanager from /etc/make.conf. Then I couldn't start may WLAN network. So I emerge networkmanager again and then I have problem with emerge almost any other package (problem with revdep-rebuild as well). But wlan is working. So there is any alternative to networkmanager?
BTW I need somehow try to fix all compiling errors. But maybe i will add some new thread in 'portage subforum' for that.
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M
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think networkmanager will be masked. Anyway, good alternative is wicd, although you can get your wlan with just wpa_supplicant in runlevel, also, wpa_supplicant has qt4 flag which will give you wpa_gui application (in system tray). |
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Ahenobarbi
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Try wicd - it's easier to use then wpa_supplicant. |
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emc
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:03 am Post subject: |
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| Ahenobarbi wrote: | | Try wicd - it's easier to use then wpa_supplicant. |
So should I just:
| Code: | | emerge -C wpa_supplicant |
and then follow:
http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Wicd
I just want to be sure I don't lose internet connection. |
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ppurka
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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| emc wrote: | | Ahenobarbi wrote: | | Try wicd - it's easier to use then wpa_supplicant. |
So should I just:
| Code: | | emerge -C wpa_supplicant |
and then follow:
http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Wicd
I just want to be sure I don't lose internet connection. |
All the frontends need wpa_supplicant. The hard work is actually done by wpa_supplicant  So don't unmerge it.
Also, do you have a link to wherever you saw that networkmanager is going to be masked. It seems highly unlikely and strange to me.
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d2_racing
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Can you post the link emc ? |
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emc
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| d2_racing wrote: | | Can you post the link emc ? |
What link? You mean regarding masking networkmanager? I saw it thru eselect news. When I get to home I will poth it here. |
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emc
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| d2_racing wrote: | | Can you post the link emc ? |
Sorry my mistake /usr/portage/profiles/packages.mask says that networkmanager <0.8 will be mask.
Anyway I will try wicd.
Thx and sorry :/ |
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emc
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | # Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@gentoo.org> (28 Oct 2010)
# Time to upgrade to 0.8 already people
# Masked for removal due to usage of sys-auth/policykit, bug 340329
# Removal in approx. 14 days
<net-misc/networkmanager-0.8
<gnome-extra/nm-applet-0.8
<net-misc/networkmanager-openvpn-0.8
<net-misc/networkmanager-pptp-0.8
<net-misc/networkmanager-vpnc-0.8 |
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