How To Install wicd-daemon on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install wicd-daemon on Debian 9. wicd-daemon is wired and wireless network manager - daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wicd-daemon on Debian 9.

What is wicd-daemon

wicd-daemon is:

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.

This package contains the daemon needed to run Wicd.

There are three methods to install wicd-daemon on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install wicd-daemon Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wicd-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wicd-daemon

Install wicd-daemon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wicd-daemon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wicd-daemon

Install wicd-daemon Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install wicd-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wicd-daemon

How To Uninstall wicd-daemon on Debian 9

To uninstall only the wicd-daemon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wicd-daemon

Uninstall wicd-daemon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wicd-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wicd-daemon

Remove wicd-daemon Configurations and Data

To remove wicd-daemon configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wicd-daemon

Remove wicd-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wicd-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wicd-daemon

Dependencies

wicd-daemon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wicd-daemon package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.