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Bug 708316 - net-misc/wicd: remove package
Summary: net-misc/wicd: remove package
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: No maintainer - Look at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers if you want to take care of it
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Reported: 2020-02-05 07:06 UTC by Joonas Niilola
Modified: 2020-05-05 07:24 UTC (History)
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Description Joonas Niilola gentoo-dev 2020-02-05 07:06:24 UTC
# Stagnant upstream with latest release from 2016, python2-only, no maintainer 
# in Gentoo, no notable ebuild action in years, multiple bugs open. Blocks 
# pygtk removal. 
# Switch to alternatives such as, 
# net-misc/connman, net-misc/dhcpcd, net-misc/netifrc, net-misc/NetworkManager 
# and so on. Removal in ~90 days.

#707900, #634796, #644540, #608098
Comment 1 Klaus Ethgen 2020-02-10 07:39:58 UTC
Please don't remove that package. There is no alternative that allows pre- and post scripts.

In all the years that I use wireless lan, I did not find any other package that has this feature and are, on the other hand, that rock stable than wicd.
Comment 2 Klaus Ethgen 2020-02-11 09:22:22 UTC
Note, that there is a python 3 fork of the project: https://github.com/zeph/wicd
Comment 3 Matt Hughes 2020-02-12 02:24:18 UTC
I request also don't remove wicd client in any case. There is no one network manager that has a system tray icon for Awesome WM. It could be a NetworkManager + nm-applet, but applet developer forces you to install packages from Gnome together. NetworkManager pulls a bunch of junk. Connman + connman-gtk not working due dbus. Therefore I will not migrate.
Comment 4 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev 2020-05-05 07:24:18 UTC
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=76cd886dac168af05cacd5f6d6aae790583fce27

commit 76cd886dac168af05cacd5f6d6aae790583fce27
Author:     Joonas Niilola <juippis@gentoo.org>
AuthorDate: 2020-05-05 07:18:38 +0000
Commit:     Joonas Niilola <juippis@gentoo.org>
CommitDate: 2020-05-05 07:24:03 +0000

    net-misc/wicd: remove package
    
    Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/708316
    Signed-off-by: Joonas Niilola <juippis@gentoo.org>

 net-misc/wicd/Manifest                             |   3 -
 .../wicd-1.7.2.4-fix-desktop-categories.patch      |  20 ---
 ...d-1.7.3-add-missing-gnome-shell-extension.patch |  39 ------
 .../wicd/files/wicd-1.7.3-bitrate-property.patch   |  19 ---
 .../wicd/files/wicd-1.7.3-undefined-LANG.patch     |  24 ----
 net-misc/wicd/files/wicd-1.7.3-urwid-1.3.0.patch   |  15 --
 net-misc/wicd/files/wicd-init-sve-start.patch      |  10 --
 net-misc/wicd/metadata.xml                         |  20 ---
 net-misc/wicd/wicd-1.7.4-r3.ebuild                 | 153 ---------------------
 profiles/package.mask                              |   9 --
 10 files changed, 312 deletions(-)