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I feel so powerful...I can now install an operating system on a computer, and think I have figured out why my sister's old computer keeps crashing...and to fix it all I need is two screws...but just for fun I think I'll install new memory and a new harddrive....I like this plan...plus I can hear the old harddrive whirring loudly.....now if only I could get wireless to work...anyone know how to download and install network manager (or similar program) in ubuntu...and can you explain it in english...everything I'm finding online is in technicalese...and I don't understand it...
specifically from here
"Installing Wicd in Ubuntu is very simple. You just have to add the Wicd repository to the Ubuntu package manager. To open the package manager in Gnome, go to Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. When it appears, go to Settings > Repositories > Third Party Software > Add..., and enter the following line: deb http://apt.wicd.net hardy extras
where gutsy is your version of Ubuntu in lowercase (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid). You'll also need to add the key used for signing Wicd by running the following command in a terminal:
=> what do they mean "in a terminal" obviously this is as far as I have gotten...I think I've figured out at least what theoretically the rest should be
wget -q http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
Now, click Reload, and wait while the package lists are downloaded. Now, search for "Wicd", and right click on it. Select Install, then press Apply, and Wicd will automatically be downloaded and installed for you. This will also keep you automatically up to date with the latest and greatest version of Wicd. Please note that this will remove network-manager, which is the default GNOME network manager and may cause loss of network connection temporarily."
specifically from here
"Installing Wicd in Ubuntu is very simple. You just have to add the Wicd repository to the Ubuntu package manager. To open the package manager in Gnome, go to Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. When it appears, go to Settings > Repositories > Third Party Software > Add..., and enter the following line: deb http://apt.wicd.net hardy extras
where gutsy is your version of Ubuntu in lowercase (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid). You'll also need to add the key used for signing Wicd by running the following command in a terminal:
=> what do they mean "in a terminal" obviously this is as far as I have gotten...I think I've figured out at least what theoretically the rest should be
wget -q http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
Now, click Reload, and wait while the package lists are downloaded. Now, search for "Wicd", and right click on it. Select Install, then press Apply, and Wicd will automatically be downloaded and installed for you. This will also keep you automatically up to date with the latest and greatest version of Wicd. Please note that this will remove network-manager, which is the default GNOME network manager and may cause loss of network connection temporarily."