How To Install wicd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wicd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wicd
wicd 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;
- tray icon showing network activity and signal strength;
- lack of GNOME dependencies (although it does require GTK+), making it easy to use in Xfce, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment, etc.
This is a metapackage, it allows installation of all the components of Wicd, including one of the clients, which must be manually chosen.
There are three methods to install wicd on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wicd
Install wicd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wicd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wicd
Install wicd 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install wicd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wicd
How To Uninstall wicd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wicd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wicd
Uninstall wicd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wicd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wicd
Remove wicd Configurations and Data
To remove wicd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wicd
Remove wicd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wicd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wicd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wicd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
