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onyxorca

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Registered: 2011-05-22

Posts: 6

(Solved) How to start nm-applet?

i tried alt+F2 then nm-applet and it says directory not found. There's an entry in autostart but it wouldn't start so i can only connect through cable not but wifi.

Last edited by onyxorca (2011-06-02 03:39:13)

dmhdlr

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From: Philadelphia

Registered: 2011-05-09

Posts: 312

Re: (Solved) How to start nm-applet?

Do you have network-manager installed? nm-applet is packaged as part of network-manager in the Debian repositories. Make sure you get the frontend network-manager-gnome as well, if aptitude doesn't drag it in automatically.

Last edited by dmhdlr (2011-06-02 02:44:20)

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onyxorca

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Registered: 2011-05-22

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Re: (Solved) How to start nm-applet?

That I cannot figure out. I can't open synaptic for some reason. it asks for the root then nothing comes up so i donno if i deleted nm by accident or something.

mynis01

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Registered: 2010-07-02

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Re: (Solved) How to start nm-applet?

Try running

$ sudo synaptic

from a terminal and see what happens.

onyxorca

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Registered: 2011-05-22

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Re: (Solved) How to start nm-applet?

command not found...

dmhdlr

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From: Philadelphia

Registered: 2011-05-09

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Re: (Solved) How to start nm-applet?

That I cannot figure out. I can't open synaptic for some reason. it asks for the root then nothing comes up so i donno if i deleted nm by accident or something.

Go to the terminal and type in

aptitude search network-manager

If there's an "i" next to network-manager, the package is installed, and I don't know how to help you. If there's a "p" next to the entry, it isn't installed, so go ahead now and install it. That should solve your problem.

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Axiom #2: Org-mode gives you super cyborg organizational powers
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mynis01

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From: 127.0.0.1

Registered: 2010-07-02

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Re: (Solved) How to start nm-applet?

Try to do

sudo apt-get install synaptic

onyxorca

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Registered: 2011-05-22

Posts: 6

Re: (Solved) How to start nm-applet?

Mission accomplished. Got synaptic then got network-manager-gnome. Apparently I deleted the whole thing when I was getting rid of bluetooth package