Skribent: Hendrik Boom Dato: Til: dng Emne: Re: [DNG] network-manager depends on libpam-systemd
On Mon, May 02, 2016 at 12:49:44PM +1200, Daniel Reurich wrote: > On 02/05/16 12:01, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> > On Sun, May 01, 2016 at 07:56:09PM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> >> On Sun, May 01, 2016 at 12:40:34PM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> >>> Hi All.
> >>>
> >>> I've completed the upgrade to Devuan Jessie Beta over Debian Jessie on
> >>> both my laptop and desktop. Nice work!
> >>>
> >>> I use Network Manager on my laptop. It is configured for the networks I
> >>> attach to most frequently and allows a seamless connection when
> >>> tethering to my Android phone via USB. So shoot me!
> >>
> >> I use wicd instead of Network Manager, in devan jessie. I don't know
> >> if it will talk to your phone over USB, but might it be worth a try?
> >
> > As far as I know, all these network managers and the like are front
> > ends to the same underlying low-level system components. You may find
> > that they share the same connection data base.
> >
> wicd only deals specifically with the wifi/ethernet case. There is no
> capability or plugins I've found for wicd to provide management for vpn
> connectivity, bluetooth or usb-serial connectors.
>
> I could be wrong on that of course, but I didn't find a solution for my
> vpn needs with wicd when I looked.