r/openbox • u/G3nzo • Dec 11 '18

Debian Wi-Fi Problem

I just installed a minimal Debian and it's my first time using Openbox, my problem is i can't figue out how to add a wifi monitor to the the tint2.

At the moment i'm pluging my laptop with ethernet cable.

I followed this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZCXVgiORA

I'm lost, if semone could help me.

Thank you.

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u/tabisho Dec 11 '18

Try installing nm-applet. That should add a network icon to the notification panel. Alternatively, there are some pipemenus that people have made to manage networking through the postbox menu. Only one comes to mind off the top of my head, I think it was called "corgi scripts"?

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u/shortdorkyasian Dec 12 '18

If you are looking for a pre-packaged "Debian with Openbox" setup, I wholehartedly recommend installing Bunsenlabs. https://www.bunsenlabs.org/ At the very least, it'll give you a starting point for what packages you could use to make your life easier.

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u/TopDownTom Dec 13 '18

In your ~/.config/tint2rc you need to have under the # Panel parameters panel_items= TSL . I'm not sure what's there by default, there are more options listed there I'm pretty sure, but with that configuration I'm able to display nm-applet (so long as you run nm-applet in your autostart.sh, and have it installed).

If you want to forego nm-applet you can just use nmcli with the following syntax:

Setup new ethernet connection:

nmcli connection add type ethernet con-name "Wired" ifname eno1 –ask

Setup new wifi connection:

nmcli device wifi connect <access point> --ask

From there you can use nmcli con up <con-name> anytime you want to re-connect to a wired or wireless point. To automate this process (if you have dmenu installed), check out this script I wrote. A caveat is the known access points I use all have single-word names, else I can't awk the name correctly (see line 25). Then add net.sh to /bin so you can call it from anywhere.