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How does one remove/disable Network Assistant?

Posted:
Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:52 am
by ibkoxls
Hello,
I want control over my /etc/network interfaces file, so I need to either disable or remove Network Assistant. How do I do that?
The thing is I want to create a bridge interface (br0) which won't happen as long as I can't edit the interfaces file. I know that such programs as Network Assistant, Network Manager, wicd, etc. don't play well with bridge interfaces.
So, how do I remove/disable it?
Re: How does one remove/disable Network Assistant?

Posted:
Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:40 pm
by anticapitalista
Eithe use a terminal and type, as root
#apt-get remove --purge mnetwork
Check that lots of stuff isn't being removed as well.
Or use synaptic and search for the apps you wish to remove.
Re: How does one remove/disable Network Assistant?

Posted:
Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:57 pm
by lagopus
I need to have full control on my /etc/interfaces (I access wifi on 2 networks, one with static IP address, the other with DHCP, at work I have an ethernet access with static IP)
Mepis assistant mnetwork does not work for me (I have to go walk through the tabs, restarting the interface here and there...)
I am not sure, but it seems that minstall does not alter the /etc/network/interfaces or the /etc/resolv.conf files.
wicd does.
Re: How does one remove/disable Network Assistant?

Posted:
Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:06 pm
by ibkoxls
Thanks anticapitalista,
#apt-get remove --purge mnetwork
That returned a message that there's no package mnetwork.
Searching for it using Synaptic turned up nothing either. I've even looked for it in /usr/bin and it wasn't there.
What do I do?
Re: How does one remove/disable Network Assistant?

Posted:
Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:44 pm
by anticapitalista
Which version of antiX are you using/
mnetwork should be there. In synaptic it is mepis-network
Re: How does one remove/disable Network Assistant?

Posted:
Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:59 pm
by OU812
Do you have the mepis repositories enabled?
john