Hi aitor,

I forgot to write that the final step is to let netman be
automatically run as soon as a user boots into XFCE4 or desktop or
window manager.


Edward

On 13/09/2015, Edward Bartolo <edbarx@???> wrote:
> Hi aitor,
>
> I think, the time has come to start thinking about producing a .deb
> package for netman. However, we will have to use a post installation
> script to add the line:
>
> "iface wlan0 inet dhcp"
>
> to /etc/network/interfaces. The script has also to create a new
> directory under /usr/bin with the name netman ie /usr/bin/netman will
> hold both the frontend and the backend.
>
> The SUID for backend must be changed to that belonging to root. I do
> this as follows:
> chown root:root backend
> chmod u+s backend
>
> A new directory under /etc/network with the name wifi must be created
> i.e. /etc/network/wifi must be an existing directory.
>
> Then, the final steps would be to create a launcher for netman, the
> frontend. To enable automatic attempts at connecting basing on
> installed essid files under /etc/network/wifi, the parameter
> --auto-conn must be passed to netman upon invocation. --auto-conn need
> not be used and netman would not attempt to connect without user
> intervention. This feature is for those who want to control what
> happens on their machine.
>
> Edward
>
>
> On 09/09/2015, Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:
>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 18:11:50 +0200
>> Edward Bartolo <edbarx@???> wrote:
>>
>>> Oooops, I have a new pair of spectacles that is playing tricks on me,
>>> especially, since it is the first near-sight spectacles. Before, I
>>> didn't use any.
>>
>> You just turned 40, didn't you?
>>
>> As I remember, 40's is a good decade.
>>
>> SteveT
>>
>> Steve Litt
>> August 2015 featured book: Troubleshooting: Just the Facts
>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/tjust
>>
>