tv.debian@googlemail.com wrote: > Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: > >> Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: >> >>> After yesterday'ss upgrade to version 0.7.999-2, I cannot connect to any >>> network, wireless or not. >>> >>> Related bug: 567354 - >>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567354 >>> >>> >>> >>> >> And by the way, I have a question: I have seen on a kubuntu machine, a >> nice network manager GUI. Can I install this on my debian machine? Does >> it support openvpn, vpnc, mobile, etc? And most importantly, what is the >> package's name? >> >> Thanks! >> G. >> >> > Hi, not sure about Kubuntu but it may be NetworkManager's plasmoïd, > it's in Debian experimental currently under the name > "plasma-widget-networkmanagement". So it's nm under the hood with vpn > support (but nm brokenness too) , and the package is currently in > experimental for a reason: buggy (tried it a few weeks ago). > Another gui is "wicd", it's nice and works well, but I am not aware of a > plugging for vpn that goes with it. You can use another gui application > maybe, like "kvpnc" (never tried that one, name's suggest it should be > up to the job...). > Can't comment on connection through "mobile". > > > You're right, its called plasma-widget-networkmanagement but it is buggy... I tried wicd which tortured me a little because it seemed to have a problem either with dhclient3 or network-manager which remained installed after I removed network-manager-kde. After I removed both dhclient3 and network-manager, I reinstalled wicd and it worked fine. Thanks! G.
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