2014-05-08 19:16, Nio Wiklund skrev: > 2014-05-08 19:05, Pierre Gobin skrev: >> >> Le 08/05/2014 18:49, Nio Wiklund a écrit : >>> 2014-05-08 18:31, Aere Greenway skrev: >>>> On 05/08/2014 03:47 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: >>>>> When you started nm-applet (and it wouldn't work), did you run it with >>>>> or without gksudo? Try with gksudo, if it you didn't. >>>> Nio: >>>> >>>> I would tell you precisely, but I can only reproduce the problem by >>>> running the live CD or live USB, and on those (test) systems, I don't >>>> have access to my e-mail when I do that. >>>> >>>> I did not use a command-line interface to access it (I avoid that if at >>>> all possible). >>>> >>>> I right-clicked on the panel (in an area without any icon, and chose >>>> "Add/Remove Panel Items" from the pop-up menu. >>>> >>>> I then clicked the "Add" button of the "Panel Preferences" window that >>>> appeared (with the "Panel Applets" tab selected). I don't normally have >>>> to do this, because the network (or wireless) icon is already in the >>>> panel when the live CD (or USB) finishes booting. >>>> >>>> I then selected "Manage Networks" from the list of available plugins, >>>> and clicked the "Add" button. >>>> >>>> I then selected "Network Status Monitor" from the list of available >>>> plugins, and clicked the "Add" button. >>>> >>>> Then I fumbled around with those additional applets, right or left >>>> clicking on them, and in one combination, I actually got a list of >>>> wireless networks, of which I selected my network, and tried to connect >>>> to it (by clicking on it?). >>>> >>>> A simple dialog appeared, asking me to enter the "Encryption key" in a >>>> text box, which I carefully typed in (because I can't see what I'm >>>> typing), and hit the enter-key (or clicked the button to process the >>>> information). >>>> >>>> Nothing appeared to happen. There was no error message, but the network >>>> did not connect, and the icon didn't change in any way indicating it was >>>> trying to connect. >>>> >>>> With that not working, I specified "System Tools" (or maybe it was >>>> "Preferences") from the task-bar menu, and then selected "Network >>>> Connections" (or something like that). >>>> >>>> That yielded a simple dialog with 3 tabs, and nothing like what I've >>>> used in the past to configure a wireless network. In that simple >>>> dialog, I did not discover anything that would let me configure a >>>> wireless network. >>>> >>> Hi again Aere, >>> >>> It works for me with >>> >>> gksudo nm-applet & >>> >>> from a terminal window in Lubuntu 14.04 LTS. This is 'a tweak' included >>> in the OBI tarball described here >>> >>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2172971&p=13016768#post13016768 >>> >>> Best regards >>> Nio >>> >> >> I saw many users with problems to connect to networks after running >> "nm-applet" with root permissions. >> >> To have nm-applet at startup, I only added "nm-applet" in "Default apps >> for LXSession", in the tab "Autostart". This solved the problem. >> >> Regards, >> Pierre Gobin >> >> > Hi Pierre, > > This is quite messy. How come it works better with root permissions in > some cases and without root permissions in other cases? > > Anyway I will try your solution and let you know the result. > > Best regards > Nio > Hi again Pierre,
I tested in a one year old Toshiba laptop, and your method works. It stores the text nm-applet in .config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart which is straight-forward. So at least in this computer, both methods seem to work, and then it is better to avoid root permissions. Best regards Nio -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
