Netctl GUI

Information

Qt4/Qt5 graphical interface for netctl. It may work with profiles and may create new profiles. Also it may create a connection to WiFi. Moreover, it provides a widget and DataEngine for KDE.

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Configuration

It is recommended to use graphical interface for widget configuration. DataEngine settings are stored in /usr/share/config/netctl.conf:

• CMD - netctl command. Default value is /usr/bin/netctl.
• IPCMD - ip command. /usr/bin/ip by default.
• NETDIR - a directory, which contains subdirectories with names of network interfaces. Default is /sys/class/net/.
• EXTIPCMD - a command, which returns external IP address. Default value is wget -qO- http://ifconfig.me/ip.
• EXTIP - true will enable external IP definition. Default is false.

All settings of GUI are stored in $HOME/.config/netctl-gui.conf. It is highly recommended to edit it from graphical interface.

Instruction

Dependencies

• netctl
• qt5-base (if Qt5 is used) or qt4 (if Qt4 is used)

Optional dependencies

• kdebase-workspace (widget)
• sudo (sudo support)
• wpa_supplicant (WiFi support)

Make dependencies

• automoc4
• cmake
• qt5-tools (if Qt5 is used)

Installation

• download sources

• extract it and install the application:

    cd /path/to/extracted/archive
    mkdir build && cd build
    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../
    make
    sudo make install
  

  Available cmake flags:

  • -DBUILD_DATAENGINE:BOOL=0 - do not build DataEngine
  • -DBUILD_DOCS:BOOL=0 - do not build developer documentation
  • -DBUILD_GUI:BOOL=0 - do not build GUI
  • -DBUILD_LIBRARY:BOOL=0 - do not build library
  • -DBUILD_PLASMOID:BOOL=0 - do not build Plasmoid
  • -DUSE_QT5:BOOL=0 - use Qt4 instead of Qt5 for GUI

Additional information

TODO (wish list)

• split configuration interface
• man pages
• code review

Links

• Homepage
• Page on kde-apps
• Archlinux AUR package