I've taken the fix provide by tommy in bug #1193856 and prepared a merge request for the ubuntu package and the upstream code:
https://code.launchpad.net/~chilicuil/ubuntu/trusty/wicd/fix-1132529/+merge/197998 https://code.launchpad.net/~chilicuil/wicd/wicd/+merge/198057 Hopefully one will get accepted, in the meantime I've prepared a package: https://launchpad.net/~chilicuil/+archive/proposed-fixes In order to use it, you can follow the next instructions: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chilicuil/proposed-fixes $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install wicd-daemon $ sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/chilicuil-proposed-fixes* $ sudo apt-get update --- Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1132529 Title: Can't start wicd daemon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/1132529/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs