dhcpcd-ui
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dhcpcd-ui is a Qt and GTK monitor and configuration graphical user interface for dhcpcd.
Installation
USE flags
To get one of the graphical user interfaces enable the respective USE flag.
USE flags for net-misc/dhcpcd-ui Desktop notification and configuration for dhcpcd
debug
|
Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces |
gtk
|
Add support for x11-libs/gtk+ (The GIMP Toolkit) |
libnotify
|
Enable desktop notification support |
ncurses
|
Add ncurses support (console display library) |
qt5
|
Add support for the Qt 5 application and UI framework |
Support for qt4
has been removed with commit 43f5c510450633d249f596fcc4f74255df76bb73 bug #630638.
Emerge
Install dhcpcd-ui:
root #
emerge --ask net-misc/dhcpcd-ui
Building from source
Alternatively, for installing the bleeding edge[1] of dhcpcd-ui you can use the live ebuild from the bar overlay[2].
root #
emerge --ask --noreplace app-eselect/eselect-repository dev-vcs/git
root #
eselect repository enable bar
root #
emerge --sync bar
root #
emerge --ask =net-misc/dhcpcd-ui-9999:bar
root #
emerge --ask --deselect net-misc/dhcpcd
Configuration
Uncomment the controlgroup
line in /etc/dhcpcd.conf:
# Allow users of this group to interact with dhcpcd via the control socket.
controlgroup wheel
Change group and permissions of /etc/dhcpcd.conf in order to make it writable for the user interface:
root #
chgrp wheel /etc/dhcpcd.conf
root #
chmod g+w /etc/dhcpcd.conf
Removal
Uninstall dhcpcd-ui:
root #
emerge --ask --depclean --verbose net-misc/dhcpcd-ui