Complete Guide: Installing wicd-daemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "wicd-daemon" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install wicd-daemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wicd-daemon
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wicd-daemon" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall wicd-daemon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wicd-daemon
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wicd-daemon package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: wicd-daemon
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 943
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Source: wicd
Version: 1.7.4+tb2-1
Replaces: wicd (<= 1.6.2.2-4)
Depends: adduser, dbus, dhcpcd | isc-dhcp-client | pump | udhcpc, iputils-ping | inetutils-ping, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), net-tools | ethtool, net-tools | iproute2, psmisc, python-dbus, python-gobject, python-wicd (= 1.7.4+tb2-1), wireless-tools, wpasupplicant, python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Pre-Depends: debconf (>= 1.5.34)
Recommends: rfkill, wicd-gtk (= 1.7.4+tb2-1) | wicd-curses (= 1.7.4+tb2-1) | wicd-cli (= 1.7.4+tb2-1) | wicd-client
Suggests: pm-utils
Breaks: wicd (<= 1.6.2.2-4)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wicd/wicd-daemon_1.7.4+tb2-1_all.deb
Size: 142136
MD5sum: 91c16c685be5aeaf1f2119a0bde890c3
SHA1: d1426c0e80aca3b64ba3b462c716ee7708bf712e
SHA256: c4de094678c27ebf7677170aedeeefdbc0afe4e7101a34fcace31e19410e6373
Description-en: wired and wireless network manager - daemon
Wicd is a general-purpose network configuration server which aims
to provide a simple but flexible interface for connecting to networks.
Its features include:
* wide variety of settings;
* ability to connect to (and maintain profiles for) both wired and
wireless networks;
* support for many encryption schemes, including WEP, WPA, WPA2 and
custom schemes;
* wireless-tools compatibility.
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This package contains the daemon needed to run Wicd.
Description-md5: 94ed455d343896c99920ce326979ff92
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/wicd
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu