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When a did an "apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade", I got the following errors for wicd:

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invoke-rc.d: initscript wicd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing wicd (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
update-rc.d: warning: /etc/init.d/wicd missing LSB information


I then tried to do "apt-get remove wicd" and got the same errors.

Since it appeared to be complaining that wicd was not running, I tried manually starting wicd, but it just silently failed to run.

Before I go digging through and trying to hack wicd into submission, is there anyway I can force the wicd package to be removed?

I can still update / install / remove over packages, but wicd is currently stuck.

I notice your using 7.5. I wonder if you didn't get caught in the big change up with wicd from a while back. Have you kept up to date since install? If not, do a forum search here and you will find a detailed fix for wicd. If you are up to date the fix still may work to get it removed if it is a problem.

I got this on an old antiX-M7.5 ugrade too.
The way I fixed it, is to remove these 3 files
wicd.postinst, wicd.postrm, wicd.prerm,
from /var/lib/dpkg/info

Then apt-get -f install

(You may need)
apt-get install --reinstall wicd

Thanks to both of you. I was able to purge the old wicd, then install thenew one.

I then edited the control centre to invoke "wicd-client -n".

I did not touch the tray icon part, since I have never used the wicd tray icon. Is there much benefit to using it?

thinkpada21 wrote:Thanks to both of you. I was able to purge the old wicd, then install thenew one.

I then edited the control centre to invoke "wicd-client -n".

I did not touch the tray icon part, since I have never used the wicd tray icon. Is there much benefit to using it?

I seemed to have a same problem, was able to connect fine before I upgraded the package via wireless connection, now after rebooting, wicd does not work.

1. How did you pure the old wicd?
2. install the new one?
3. edit the control centre to invoke "wicd-clinent -n"?

I am a newbie.

thanks in advance.

gychang

Follow the steps here:

wicd-upgrade-t1115.html
you should really only need to do step4 b

anticapitalista wrote:Follow the steps here:

wicd-upgrade-t1115.html

you should really only need to do step4 b

great, will try it when I get home, thanks,

gychang