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Offline sm8ps

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Wicd blocked package?
« on: December 14, 2015, 10:15:25 AM »
This is what I get upon ''sce-import wicd'' on dCore-trusty with the basic wireless extension imported:
"wicd is a blocked package.  Exiting.."
. Never seen this before. What is a blocked package in this context anyways?
. Why would Wicd be blocked from having it installed?

Offline Jason W

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Re: Wicd blocked package?
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2015, 11:25:30 AM »
Things like gnome, kde, and wicd are blocked because they don't work as is and I have not found the startup script activity needed that will make them work.  If you wish to test it you can remove it from being blocked by editing /tmp/PKGEXCLUDELIST. 

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Re: Wicd blocked package?
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2015, 11:52:55 AM »
Thanks for clarifying! Still tinkering with Network-Manager...  :)

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Re: Wicd blocked package?
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2015, 08:23:11 AM »
Information added to the wiki.

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Re: Wicd blocked package?
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2016, 07:28:28 PM »
wicd-gtk is working for me now on dCore-wily, probably due to the changes here in dCore dependency resolution.  So now wicd and related packages are unblocked.  Please test and report success or issues.
« Last Edit: January 22, 2016, 07:40:04 PM by Jason W »