Netctl GUI

Information

Graphical interface for netctl. Now 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.

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
• qt4

Optional dependencies

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

Make dependencies

• automoc4
• cmake

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
  

  If you want install it without KDE widget just run:

    cd /path/to/extracted/archive
    mkdir build && cd build
    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_DATAENGINE:BOOL=0 -DBUILD_PLASMOID:BOOL=0 ../
    make
    sudo make install
  

Additional information

Links

• Homepage
• Archlinux AUR package