Re: Help please - install the WiFi driver

[Mark Filipak <markfilipak.linux@gmail.com>]

I tried to install  wicd.

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mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ dpkg -i wicd_1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3_all.deb
dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
mark@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages$ su
Password:
root@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages# dpkg -i wicd_1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3_all.deb
Selecting previously deselected package wicd.
(Reading database ... 68689 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking wicd (from wicd_1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3_all.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wicd:
 wicd depends on wicd-daemon (= 1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3); however:
  Package wicd-daemon is not installed.
 wicd depends on wicd-gtk (= 1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3) | wicd-curses (= 1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3) | wicd-cli (= 1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3) | wicd-client; however:
  Package wicd-gtk is not installed.
  Package wicd-curses is not installed.
  Package wicd-cli is not installed.
  Package wicd-client is not installed.
dpkg: error processing wicd (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 wicd
root@MarkFilipak:/media/usb8/Setup/Debian 6.0.6 64-bit/Packages#
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I see that there are uninstalled dependencies:
wicd-daemon (= 1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3)
wicd-gtk (= 1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3)
wicd-curses (= 1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3)
wicd-cli (= 1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3)
wicd-client

When I do a google search for "1.7.0+ds1-5+squeeze3" I find lots of stuff, including Python - gee, I've written Python server code - is that needed for this?

I don't know what to do, so I'll wait for some nice person to give me a push in a particular direction (and hope that it's not towards a cliff).

Ciao - Mark.