wicd split in 'wicd' and 'wicd-gtk'

ise · 2011-03-20 17:17:37

Like requested as a feature request (FS#22550) and as a solution to one bug (FS#22423), I have split the wicd package into two seperated packages. From now on there is

wicd: All stuff you need to run the wicd daemon and the wicd-cli and wicd-curses interfaces
wicd-gtk: All stuff you need to run the GTK interface of wicd and the autostart file for the client to appear in the systray.

So if you want the GTK interface back you have to install wicd-gtk manually after you have updated the wicd package.

- Daniel

Last edited by ise (2011-03-20 18:43:55)

SS4 · 2011-03-20 18:11:44

Does that mean the new wicd is essentially wicd-nogtk from the AUR?

ise · 2011-03-20 18:12:58

SS4 wrote:

Does that mean the new wicd is essentially wicd-nogtk from the AUR?

Yes.

jasonwryan · 2011-03-20 19:17:50

Wicked! Thanks ise.

SS4 · 2011-03-20 19:20:14

jasonwryan wrote:

Wicked! Thanks ise.

Seconded.

Now I can use wicd-kde with wicd rather than wicd-nogtk which is better since I prefer to use official packages rather than AUR

agapito · 2011-03-20 20:34:19

Nice.

AurosGamma · 2011-03-21 03:14:27

I edited the wicd wiki to show this changes, you can take a look at it and modify anything that you can consider wrong
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wicd

ise · 2011-03-21 06:37:05

AurosGamma wrote:

I edited the wicd wiki to show this changes, you can take a look at it and modify anything that you can consider wrong
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wicd

Thanks for editing it. I have made some small changes to it, nothing big.

Srigi · 2011-03-24 21:20:03

This is just wrong. Not with the package, but with Archlinux PR. Few days ago, I got wicd updated, which leads to silent removal of gtk client. Still no problems, cos everything remained properly configured.

But today, I visited new area with WIFI connection and was unable to connect. Can anyone tell why this important information was'n published on official Twitter channel? Is this normal, that someone silently broke networking system, without informing about incoming changes atleast on mainpage?

No disrespect to maintainer of the package, but Archlinux communication to the community is total failure past two years (via official channels, that's not the forum).

Last edited by Srigi (2011-03-24 21:22:50)

barzam · 2011-03-24 21:37:16

How can you say removing a graphical frontend breakes networking?

Also, I didn't even know there was an official twitter channel, and that'd be the last place I'd look for this kind of stuff.

ise · 2011-03-24 21:42:06

Let me think about it. I have post it into our official forum into this subforum which has the title: "News, announcements and advisories from the development team, forum admins and Trusted Users". I have post it on the official mailing list: http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/ … 19022.html
It was posted on our official planet website: http://planet.archlinux.org

And you are complaining that I didn't post on twitter?? We have no official twitter channel and I don't use twitter. The only thing you can complain is that I didn't post it on the front page. Even in the install message it was listed as optional dependency if you want the GTK+ client then install wicd-gtk.

Sorry, but I can't post it everywhere on the internet. I think the places I have posted it are enough.

ChemBro · 2011-03-25 04:45:13

@Srigi: At least pacman should have told you, that there is a wicd-gtk package (optional). That's how I found that out.

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