Fedora install wicd the network manager

   This simple article show how to install wicd network manager on your Fedora system, to install wicd you may need root permission, open shell terminal and execute the wicd installation command as show below...

[jason@serverc ~]$ su -c 'yum install wicd*'
Password: <-- type in root user password and hit enter key to proceed
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * fedora: mirror.neu.edu.cn
 * rpmfusion-free: mirror.bjtu.edu.cn
 * rpmfusion-free-updates: mirror.bjtu.edu.cn
 * rpmfusion-nonfree: mirror.karneval.cz
 * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: mirror.karneval.cz
 * updates: mirror.neu.edu.cn
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package wicd.i686 0:1.7.0-10.fc15 will be installed
---> Package wicd-common.noarch 0:1.7.0-10.fc15 will be installed
---> Package wicd-curses.noarch 0:1.7.0-10.fc15 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: python-urwid >= 0.9.8.3 for package: wicd-curses-1.7.0-10.fc15.noarch
---> Package wicd-gtk.noarch 0:1.7.0-10.fc15 will be installed
---> Package wicd-kde.i686 0:0.2.3-3.fc15 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package python-urwid.i686 0:0.9.9.1-3.fc15 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution


Dependencies Resolved


=====================================================================
 Package          Arch       Version               Repository   Size
=====================================================================
Installing:
 wicd             i686       1.7.0-10.fc15         updates     6.2 k
 wicd-common      noarch     1.7.0-10.fc15         updates     312 k
 wicd-curses      noarch     1.7.0-10.fc15         updates      59 k
 wicd-gtk         noarch     1.7.0-10.fc15         updates     149 k
 wicd-kde         i686       0.2.3-3.fc15          updates     341 k
Installing for dependencies:
 python-urwid     i686       0.9.9.1-3.fc15        fedora      304 k


Transaction Summary
=====================================================================
Install       6 Package(s)


Total download size: 1.1 M
Installed size: 4.7 M
Is this ok [y/N]: <-- type in 'y' and hit enter key to proceed

type in 'y' and hit Enter key to proceed with the wicd installation process....

Fedora wicd wireless and wired network connection manager

   Need to use wireless and NetworkManager fail you.  Try use wicd the wireless and wired network connection manager... now let look what is wicd from the package info on Fedora system...

[root@serverc ~]# yum info wicd

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 * fedora: mirror.neu.edu.cn

 * rpmfusion-free: mirror.bjtu.edu.cn

 * rpmfusion-free-updates: mirror.bjtu.edu.cn

 * rpmfusion-nonfree: mirror.karneval.cz

 * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: mirror.karneval.cz

 * updates: mirror.neu.edu.cn

Available Packages

Name        : wicd

Arch        : i686

Version     : 1.7.0

Release     : 10.fc15

Size        : 6.2 k

Repo        : updates

Summary     : Wireless and wired network connection manager

URL         : http://wicd.sourceforge.net/

License     : GPLv2+

Description : Wicd is designed to give the user as much control over

            : behavior of network connections as possible.  Every

            : network, both wired and wireless, has its own profile

            : with its own configuration options and connection

            : behavior. Wicd will try to automatically connect only

            : to networks the user specifies it should try, with a

            : preference first to a wired network, then to wireless.

            : 

            : This package provides the architecture-dependent

            : components of wicd.

[root@serverc ~]#