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 KDE4/KF5.

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Configuration

It is recommended to use graphical interface for configuration. Configuration files are:

$HOME/.config/netctl-gui.conf - GUI/helper user configuration
/etc/netctl-gui.conf - helper system-wide configuration
$HOME/.config/plasma-dataengine-netctl.conf - DataEngine user configuration
/etc/xdg/plasma-dataengine-netctl.conf - DataEngine system-wide configuration

Instruction

Dependencies

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

Optional dependencies

kdebase-workspace (KDE4 widget)
plasma-framework (KF5 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:
- components:
  - -DBUILD_DATAENGINE:BOOL=0 - do not build DataEngine
  - -DBUILD_GUI:BOOL=0 - do not build GUI
  - -DBUILD_HELPER:BOOL=0 - do not build helper daemon
  - -DBUILD_LIBRARY:BOOL=0 - do not build library
  - -DBUILD_PLASMOID:BOOL=0 - do not build Plasmoid
- additional components:
  - -DBUILD_DOCS:BOOL=0 - do not build developer documentation
  - -DBUILD_TEST:BOOL=1 - build auto tests for the library and the helper
- project properties:
  - -DDBUS_SYSTEMCONF_PATH=/etc/dbus-1/system.d/ - path to dbus system configuration files
  - -DSYSTEMD_SERVICE_PATH=lib/systemd/system - path to systemd services
  - -DUSE_CAPABILITIES:BOOL=0 - do not use setcap to get privileges to the helper
  - -DBUILD_KDE4:BOOL=1 - build KDE4 plasmoid instead of KF5 one
  - -DUSE_QT5:BOOL=0 - use Qt4 instead of Qt5 for GUI

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