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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/networking.scm | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl | 4 |
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 897675291e..28c9a9c0cf 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -6447,9 +6447,15 @@ gateway. @end deffn @cindex wicd +@cindex network management @deffn {Scheme Procedure} wicd-service [#:wicd @var{wicd}] -Return a service that runs @url{https://launchpad.net/wicd,Wicd}, a -network manager that aims to simplify wired and wireless networking. +Return a service that runs @url{https://launchpad.net/wicd,Wicd}, a network +management daemon that aims to simplify wired and wireless networking. + +This service adds the @var{wicd} package to the global profile, providing +several commands to interact with the daemon and configure networking: +@command{wicd-client}, a graphical user interface, and the @command{wicd-cli} +and @command{wicd-curses} user interfaces. @end deffn @deffn {Scheme Procedure} ntp-service [#:ntp @var{ntp}] @ diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm index d33ff4fc4a..8f67976b23 100644 --- a/gnu/services/networking.scm +++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm @@ -483,11 +483,19 @@ configuration file." (service-extension dbus-root-service-type list) (service-extension activation-service-type - (const %wicd-activation)))))) + (const %wicd-activation)) + + ;; Add Wicd to the global profile. + (service-extension profile-service-type list))))) (define* (wicd-service #:key (wicd wicd)) "Return a service that runs @url{https://launchpad.net/wicd,Wicd}, a network -manager that aims to simplify wired and wireless networking." +management daemon that aims to simplify wired and wireless networking. + +This service adds the @var{wicd} package to the global profile, providing +several commands to interact with the daemon and configure networking: +@command{wicd-client}, a graphical user interface, and the @command{wicd-cli} +and @command{wicd-curses} user interfaces." (service wicd-service-type wicd)) ;;; networking.scm ends here diff --git a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl index 41f66f693a..0e26a7ec5e 100644 --- a/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl +++ b/gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ (use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss)) (use-service-modules desktop) -(use-package-modules xfce ratpoison wicd avahi xorg certs) +(use-package-modules xfce ratpoison avahi xorg certs) (operating-system (host-name "antelope") @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ;; Add Xfce and Ratpoison; that allows us to choose ;; sessions using either of these at the log-in screen. (packages (cons* xfce ratpoison ;desktop environments - xterm wicd avahi ;useful tools + xterm avahi ;useful tools nss-certs ;for HTTPS access %base-packages)) |