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Wicd 2.0 Series
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2.0.0
- Drop Python 2 support
- Python 3 support
- Removed GTK/Gnome (incompatibility with pygtk)
- Consolidated python modules under common wicd one
- Simplified setup.py
Wicd 1.7 Series Wicd 1.7 Series
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WICD WICD
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This is expansion of the `original`_ WICD, which is semi dead project - even
though there was `some activity`_ regarding moving it to the Python3, some of
them even has `been merged`_ to the original sources, yet it's still unreleased
and what worse - broken.
What is WICD?
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Wired and Wireless Network Connection Manager. Wired and Wireless Network Connection Manager.
This is expansion of the `original`_ WICD, which is semi dead project - even A complete network connection manager Wicd supports wired and wireless
though there was `some activity`_ regarding moving it to the Python3, its even networks, and capable of creating and tracking profiles for both. It has a
`been merged`_ to the original sources, yet it's still borken. template-based wireless encryption system, which allows the user to easily add
encryption methods used. It ships with some common encryption types, such as
WPA and WEP. Wicd will automatically connect at startup to any preferred
network within range.
Why are you doing this?
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My motivation is to make it usable again, and my effort concentrate on the My motivation is to make it usable again, and my effort concentrate on the
curses part of the project. daemon itself and curses TUI, as the most attractive parts of the project to me.
What's works: What's works:
1. Installation. It was broken, but the fix was trivial. So now, the usual 1. Installation. It was broken, but the fix was trivial. So now, the usual
``python setup.py install`` should just work. ``python setup.py install`` should just work.
2. TUI in ncurses. Actually, it's using `urwid`_ underneath. No 2. TUI in ncurses. Actually, it's using `urwid`_ underneath. It still have some
issue, like crashing in some situations, just like wicd-1.7.4, but I have a
plan to take a close look at it.
What is not: What is not:
1. GUI in GTK. WICD used to use `pygtk`_, which (unfortunately) is Python 2 1. GUI/client in GTK. WICD used to use `pygtk`_, which (unfortunately) is
only project. I would be tempted to reimplement it with gobject, but I have Python 2 only project. I would be tempted to reimplement it with gobject,
0 motivation for doing so, because GTK2 is not supported through it. but I have 0 motivation for doing so, because GTK2 is not supported through
it.
2. Applet for GNOME Shell. There was simple dispatcher for try icon used in
GNOME Shell, yet, it just use GUI.
3. Notification - it was used for GTK client.
License
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License is unchanged, and as the original code it's GPLv2. You can find copy of
the license attached as a ``LICENSE`` file in the root directory of the project.
.. _original: https://launchpad.net/wicd .. _original: https://launchpad.net/wicd
.. _some activity: .. _some activity: https://github.com/PXke/wicd-reloaded
.. _been merged: .. _been merged: https://github.com/zeph/wicd
.. _urwid: .. _urwid: http://urwid.org/
.. _pygtk: https://web.archive.org/web/20180416083422/http://www.pygtk.org