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avenuemars

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Registered: 2020-02-05

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[SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

Hello everyone, so my problem started when I decided to install arch today, i believe i did exactly the same way as the advised installation guidance from arch itself, maybe some of you have been encountered or solved this dialog wifi-menu problem, but I really don't know what I've done wrong.

So when I install arch, I came to arch-chroot step and run

pacman -S dialog wpa_supplicant

From the command above, I got the dialog and wpa_supplicant installed so after the installation finished I reboot the machine and login as root user but when I try to use the wifi-menu the following error appeared

bash: command not found

But when I run "dialog" all the information of the dialog packages show up in my screen. But again, I really don't know how to connect to wireless, and at this moment I can't use wired connection.

Any troubleshoot? I installed arch for educational purpose, so I am a newbie in this linux world

Last edited by avenuemars (2020-02-08 11:53:29)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

did you actually install netctl? I assume you found the dialog and wpa_supplicant advice from google, instead of actually reading what pacman told you?

skunktrader

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Registered: 2010-02-14

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

$ pkgfile wifi-menu
core/netctl

edit: too slow

Last edited by skunktrader (2020-02-05 04:09:55)

avenuemars

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Registered: 2020-02-05

Posts: 10

Re: [SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

No, I did not install it, let me check netctl

did you actually install netctl? I assume you found the dialog and wpa_supplicant advice from google, instead of actually reading what pacman told you?

avenuemars

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Registered: 2020-02-05

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

Can't do this my brother,

$ pkgfile wifi-menu
core/netctl

edit: too slow

avenuemars

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Registered: 2020-02-05

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

Ok so now I've check arch pacman references, and it looks like I have to add netctl to my system,
Questions: so all I have to do right now is go to the arch-chroot and do

pacman -S netctl

Am I correct?

did you actually install netctl? I assume you found the dialog and wpa_supplicant advice from google, instead of actually reading what pacman told you?

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

Yes.

avenuemars

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Registered: 2020-02-05

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

All set, everything is working fine right now, thanks for helping, what a nice forum:D Thanks guys!!!

did you actually install netctl? I assume you found the dialog and wpa_supplicant advice from google, instead of actually reading what pacman told you?

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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avenuemars

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Registered: 2020-02-05

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Re: [SOLVED] Installed Dialog but bash can't find wifi-menu command

Got it buddy!

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.