[Bug 1178311] New: Add nm-applet to basic distribution
http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178311 Bug ID: 1178311 Summary: Add nm-applet to basic distribution Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 15.2 Hardware: All OS: openSUSE Leap 15.2 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem Assignee: screening-team-bugs@suse.de Reporter: budanov.pavel@gmail.com QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- If you install OpenSUSE without Gnome ore KDE or any other desktop environment, IceWM will be installed. It's hard to setup wifi connection without graphical interface. I suggest to add nm-applet to basic distribution (with IceWM) and add it to autostart: mkdir .icewm echo "#!/bin/bash" > .icewm/startup echo "nm-applet" >> .icewm/startup chmod +x .icewm/startup -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178311 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178311#c1 Neil Rickert <nwr10cst-oslnx@yahoo.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |nwr10cst-oslnx@yahoo.com --- Comment #1 from Neil Rickert <nwr10cst-oslnx@yahoo.com> --- I think I disagree with this. If I install with a generic desktop, then "icewm" is installed. But NetworkManager is not installed unless I select that. A user can install nm-applet. It does not need to be part of the basic install. Similarly, the file ".icewm/startup" is a user file, not a system file. So the user has to decide whether to start "nm-applet". And that probably won't work unless you also install and start a suitable polkit-agent. I do have a system with only a generic desktop. It is installed in an external drive intended as repair/utility appliance. And I did actually install "NetworkManager" there because it doesn't require explicit configuration of the network device (usually wired). But I don't expect to need "nm-applet". If I really need to use WiFi, then I can probably manage with "nmtui" or "nmcli", both of which are installed with "NetworkManager". -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178311 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178311#c2 --- Comment #2 from fingolfin <budanov.pavel@gmail.com> --- I understand you, Neil Rickert. But if user can manage with terminal, he can install OS without graphic environment. But if user installs OpenSUSE, therefore he wants more convenient ways to tune-up his system then terminal. Indeed: if we are installing yast2 (with a lot of graphics utils), why not install nm-applet? And another argument: if user don't want nm-applet and have it, he can easily uninstall it. But if he want nm-applet and haven't it, he has to learn difficult terminal interfaces before connecting to the internet. To do this, he also need to have a second computer. Note: startup file can be in various paths, for example /etc/icewm. This is stated in the icewm manual. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
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