[Tfug] Anybody try "wicd" as a replacement for Network Manager?

andy andyjones at cox.net
Fri Nov 9 13:00:05 MST 2007


Glen, I'm kind of like an idiot savant without any of the savant. That's
why I use Ubuntu, it's practically idiot proof, except for me. I'm their
glowing exception to the rule.

I might give Debian a try sometime, but I really do like Ubuntu when I
can get it all working correctly. 

On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 11:15 -0700, Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
> On 11/09/2007 09:56 AM, andy wrote:
> > I'd love to but there is a bug in the install of Feisty that 
> > causes an error on some computers and you can't get the install 
> > to work (if forget what the error message is, but it's a known 
> > bug). Mine is one of those, so I can't install Feisy. Stuck 
> > between a rock and a hard place.  I'm sure they'll get Gutsy 
> > figured out eventually.
> > 
> If you want something more stable than Gutsy, you might want to 
> try Debian Stable or Testing. They are more stable than Feisty 
> and Gutsy. They might be lacking some drivers, but they are 
> normally available; you just have to install them yourself.
> 
> Then you can try installing the wicd deb. If that does not work, 
> just compile it yourself.
> 





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