How do you connect to a wpa network?.

CLI

 

https://www.google.si/search?q=How+do+you+connect+to+a+wpa+network

 

Desktop

Click icon and select network, follow instructions.

Which icon

We use WICD (also full manual) ... check image below - fist which i find with Google.

 

 

You can easily find related videos. Since it's already installed, skip the installing part of video.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wicd

I don't know if you can see originals before edit, but it was meant to be the not working original code

and the now working code until i copied them and realised it was now the same.

I'm going have to look at this again tomorrow, the code is now the same in my backup and my current, it wasn't, that's why i changed it.

ok, for some reason, i changed the code in wireless-settings.conf and connected, i rebooted to make sure it was still working

it failed the first time then worked the second time, now i see wicd keeps renewing the contents with something old,

even details of a hotspot i tried with my phone.

I have it working, I'm using it to type this.

Where is wicd getting the data from to delete any changes i make. it can't just be the current available networks,

it is putting details from a network that hasn't been active for a week.

how do i tell wicd to shutup and do what i tell it?.

disconnect, connect, FAIL.

i managed to connect manually through terminal - wpa_supplicant earlier today and it worked, once.

in other distros built ontop of 5.14 & 5.15, the built-in wifi(opipc+) does not work, however my usb dongle works fine

and with wpa.

my usb dongle does not work in 5.14>5.16.

i don't want to use it anyway.

is there a way to remove wicd completely and reinstall it without tears?.

is there a way to remove wicd completely and reinstall it without tears?.

 

There most likely is, but I doubt you'll get the point. Before flooding the forum with your rants, please show some respect for the hard-working Armbian team providing an excellent product.

@igor, a major if not the source of Armbian,  has given you precise instructions. Follow them and succeed.

With all due respect, that's not helpful.

try dpkg-reconfigure wicd (this is not tested, but should make a new config for it).

 

apt purge wicd will remove wicd completely. apt install wicd will install it anew.

 

Wicd does manipulate config without you knowing why and what.

Best would be to configure it by hand as of here:

 

http://forum.armbian.com/index.php/topic/1237-tutorial-opi-one-wireless-success/?hl=%2Bwifi+%2Bsuccess

 

good luck!

is there a way to remove wicd completely and reinstall it without tears?.

sudo systemctl disable wicd.service

this will disable wicd from starting up after boot