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diff --git a/network/wicd/README b/network/wicd/README index 6e7b434550355..a8ee5d3e8893b 100644 --- a/network/wicd/README +++ b/network/wicd/README @@ -6,20 +6,18 @@ Some features include: - Many encryption schemes, some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2 - Compatible with wireless-tools -You will need to start the wicd service at boot by adding the -following to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local: - if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd ]; then - /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd start - fi +You will need to start the wicd service at boot by adding the following +to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local: + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd start + fi -You'll also need to prevent the standard Slackware networking scripts from -starting the network. The easiest way to do this is to remove any interface -definitions from /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf -Alternatively, there are two optional patches (not applied by default) -included in the script tarball and commented out in the build script. -With those patches applied, wicd should work "out of the box" with -unmodified Slackware networking scripts, but the only promise I can make is -"WFM - YMMV" (Works For Me - Your Mileage May Vary). :) +This should default to using dhcpcd after installation unless you have a +previous installation that uses dhclient; in that case, you will have a +.new file lying around in /etc/wicd/ to remove. -This requires dbus-python and pygtk; also, you will need to restart or -reload the messagebus service after installing wicd. +You need to stop wicd before upgrading the package if you have a previous +version installed, and be sure to restart it after the upgrade. + +If you are upgrading from wicd-1.4.x, the migration script might be useful. +However, it is untested and comes with no guarantees - back up first. |