After installing this package, make sure the /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd script is executable; if necessary, do: chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd Results have varied, but you will probably need/want to remove any references to interfaces from /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf - in other words, make that file look as if netconfig has never been run. When you start X, you should see a wicd icon in the system tray; click on it to open the gui interface and configure as desired. Your user account will need to be a member of the 'netdev' group in order to use wicd. Note that urwid will need to be installed if you want to use the curses client. Also, if you don't have kde installed, you won't have a graphical sudo client available.