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urgazhi@urgazhi-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install wicd
[sudo] password for urgazhi:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
wicd
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/227kB of archives.
After this operation, 65.5kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 187941 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace wicd 1.5.0rc5 (using .../archives/wicd_1.5.3_all.deb) ...
Stopping wicd daemon...
invoke-rc.d: initscript wicd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Stopping wicd daemon...
invoke-rc.d: initscript wicd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/wicd_1.5.3_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Stopping any running daemons...
Starting wicd daemon...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/wicd_1.5.3_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
urgazhi@urgazhi-laptop:~$
I have been trying to update my wicd client... I installed 1.5.0 (I believe) from the sourceforge website a while ago and it installed fine... can anyone give me a hint as how to get it to actually update though?
EDIT:::::
After some searching I think I found the issue....
the file /etc/init.d/wicd should be replaced with
Code:
#! /bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: wicd
# Required-Start: dbus
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Starts and stops Wicd
# Description: Starts and stops Wicd, a network manager
### END INIT INFO
# Author: Adam Blackburn <compwiz18@users.sourceforge.net>
#
# Do NOT "set -e"
# PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
DESC="Network connection manager"
NAME=wicd
DAEMON=/usr/sbin/$NAME
DAEMON_ARGS=""
PIDFILE=/var/run/wicd/wicd.pid
SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/wicd
# Exit if the package is not installed
[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
# Read configuration variable file if it is present
[ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
# Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
[ -f /etc/default/rcS ] && . /etc/default/rcS
# Define LSB log_* functions.
# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.0-6) to ensure that this file is present.
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
# Perhaps not the best idea
# but a confirmation is nice
# when starting/stopping the daemon
VERBOSE=yes
#
# Function that starts the daemon/service
#
do_start()
{
# Return
# 0 if daemon has been started
# 1 if daemon was already running
# 2 if daemon could not be started
# vvvv -- don't do this -- vvvv
# [ -e $PIDFILE ] && return 1
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --startas $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
|| return 1
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --startas $DAEMON -- \
$DAEMON_ARGS > /dev/null 2> /dev/null\
|| return 2
# Add code here, if necessary, that waits for the process to be ready
# to handle requests from services started subsequently which depend
# on this one. As a last resort, sleep for some time.
}
#
# Function that stops the daemon/service
#
do_stop()
{
# Return
# 0 if daemon has been stopped
# 1 if daemon was already stopped
# 2 if daemon could not be stopped
# other if a failure occurred
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME
RETVAL="$?"
[ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
# Wait for children to finish too if this is a daemon that forks
# and if the daemon is only ever run from this initscript.
# If the above conditions are not satisfied then add some other code
# that waits for the process to drop all resources that could be
# needed by services started subsequently. A last resort is to
# sleep for some time.
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry=0/30/KILL/5 --exec $DAEMON
[ "$?" = 2 ] && return 2
# Many daemons don't delete their pidfiles when they exit.
rm -f $PIDFILE
return "$RETVAL"
}
#
# Function that sends a SIGHUP to the daemon/service
#
do_reload() {
#
# If the daemon can reload its configuration without
# restarting (for example, when it is sent a SIGHUP),
# then implement that here.
#
start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME
return 0
}
case "$1" in
start)
[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
do_start
case "$?" in
0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
esac
;;
stop)
[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
do_stop
case "$?" in
0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
esac
;;
#reload|force-reload)
#
# If do_reload() is not implemented then leave this commented out
# and leave 'force-reload' as an alias for 'restart'.
#
#log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
#do_reload
#log_end_msg $?
#;;
restart|force-reload)
#
# If the "reload" option is implemented then remove the
# 'force-reload' alias
#
log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
do_stop
case "$?" in
0|1)
do_start
case "$?" in
0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
*) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
esac
;;
*)
# Failed to stop
log_end_msg 1
;;
esac
;;
*)
#echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
exit 3
;;
esac
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This allowed me to uninstall the old WICD and allowed the new one to install correctly I believe the old init.d file was wrong in some manner....
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I too saw the upgrade and installed but I think it broke because I can no longer launch the program or connect to networks both wired and wireless. Can I install from external file? How can I get Gnome manager working again w/o network connectivity?
Originally Posted by la3875
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