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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Talk => Extension requests => Topic started by: erwin on August 02, 2012, 07:03:46 AM

Title: network-manager Applet
Post by: erwin on August 02, 2012, 07:03:46 AM

Network Manager Applet 0.8.4.tcz
Original site: http://projects.gnome.org/Network Manager.
moved from  http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,13712.msg76530.html#msg76530

Title: Re: network-manager Applet
Post by: AbNoRMiS on August 02, 2012, 07:42:46 AM

but this network-manager-gnome.tcz or network-manager-kde.tcz is not that need?
although frankly saying few days ago i tried install network-manager-gnome.tcz
but did not found which should be settings for that it was placed in lxde tray

Title: Re: network-manager Applet
Post by: Arslan S. on August 02, 2012, 09:18:46 PM

network-manager-gnome is actually network-manager-applet

what you need is a system tray or a panel, start NetworkManager daemon and run nm-applet as root

to run nm-applet as a user you need to setup ConsoleKit, polkit-gnome, and gnome-keyring for storing passwords

Title: Re: network-manager Applet
Post by: AbNoRMiS on August 02, 2012, 10:47:31 PM

thanks Arslan :)
turned out that it was easier than i imagined

Title: Re: network-manager Applet
Post by: Arslan S. on August 03, 2012, 07:56:28 AM

see this thread to setup consolekit
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,13783.msg77039.html#msg77039 (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,13783.msg77039.html#msg77039)

then install nm-applet, lxpanel, start nm daemon and run nm-applet

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tce-load -wi network-manager-gnome
tce-load -wi lxpanel
sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/dbus reload
sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/NetworkManager start
lxpanel &
nm-applet --sm-disable &

for persistency add dbus and nm daemon start commands to bootlocal.sh
and the last two lines to ~/.X.d directory

nm-applet requires gnome-keyring to store passwords so another guide is needed for that
but nm-applet works without it if you don't mind typing password each time

also you can install a notification daemon: xfce4-notifyd or notify-osd
it displays pop-up messages from nm-applet

for vpn connection you need a vpn plugin: NetworkManager-vpnc

Edit: you should not add nm-applet in .X.d because if you look at .xsession a new process is forked with & as a result nm-applet is out of ck session
and you will have an unauthorized nm-applet at the end

instead use the original method
usr/local/etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop

Title: Re: network-manager Applet
Post by: AbNoRMiS on August 03, 2012, 01:47:59 PM

thanks Arslan, this is very useful information for me :)
may make sense add it to info for those who also will want have nm-applet in tray?