Re: which X11 app can show wifi info
On 2022-06-15 12:14:19 +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Wed 15 Jun 2022 at 12:45:23 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
>
> > On 2022-06-15 10:32:58 +0100, Brian wrote:
> > > On Wed 15 Jun 2022 at 11:16:40 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > > > The OP wanted an X11 app, while iwlist and nmcli are just command-line
> > > > utilities (though one may want to write a script to show information
> > > > in an X11 app, a text terminal or something else?). But my remark was
> > > > mainly: the iwlist and nmcli utilities can get the information as a
> > > > normal user, so there is a major limitation in wpa_gui and wpa_cli.
> > >
> > > This limitation does not exist. wpa_gui and wpa_cli are both capable
> > > of being run as a mormal user.
> >
> > So, why do I get a "Could not connect to wpa_supplicant" error
> > with the default configuration?
>
> Because wpa_supplicant is not aware of GROUP=netdev. See my other
> post in this thread.
So, that's a limitation. There is no such limitation with other tools
(iwconfig, nmcli, and in the past, wicd), which work as a normal user
without needing anything special.
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