Bug 173022 - wicd network-engine for solid
Summary: wicd network-engine for solid
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: solid
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Component: powermanagement-daemon (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Slackware Unspecified
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dario Freddi
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Reported: 2008-10-17 11:56 UTC by Heinz Wiesinger
Modified: 2010-10-02 13:06 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description Heinz Wiesinger 2008-10-17 11:56:06 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.1.2)
Installed from:    Slackware Packages

I think it would be nice to have an alternative network engine to the networkmanager one available in kde. wicd [1] is a lightweight network manager written in python which uses dbus as well.
wicd is less intrusive then networkmanager, so I think a lot of distros would like to use it instead, at least a lot of users would definitely enjoy to have an alternative available.

[1]http://wicd.sourceforge.net
Comment 1 Alexander Minges 2008-11-10 00:33:44 UTC
I only can second this request. In my opinion wicd is much easier to use and configure then NetworkManager. The only thing it lacks is a decent QT-based GUI (though it should be possible to code, as the developers have published some example code).
Comment 2 Dario Freddi 2008-11-10 15:00:08 UTC
I'm already working on this, and already agreed with the Wicd guys themselves. We'll start working together in a pair of weeks.
Comment 3 Ben Cooksley 2009-02-03 09:00:02 UTC
What is the status of this Network Engine? The Git repository has not had a commit for 2+ Months now.
Comment 4 Javier Ortega Conde (Malkavian) 2009-05-22 13:48:23 UTC
Yeah, network-manager stinks, and wicd is great, but it haven't a QT gui. A lot of blogs recommends to remove network-manager and use wicd even in kde, and me and my friends do, we're happier now XD.
Comment 5 Dario Freddi 2009-05-22 14:36:58 UTC
Oops, forgot about this bug. The Wicd engine is finished and it's in KDE 4.3. Now it's missing the integration with the plasma applet to actually get a usable GUI. Don't mind opening another bug: it is already planned, you will be notified when that happens