iwdgui 0.1.0

A graphical frontend for IWD, Intel's iNet Wireless Daemon

Iwdgui

Iwdgui is a graphical frontend for iwd, Intel's iNet Wireless Daemon.

Feature overview

• Graphical user interface for iwd, focusing on practical use, making it easy to connect a laptop or desktop to a wifi network.
• Multiple wireless adapters are supported, but only one is active.
• Able to manage previously connected networks.

Technical overview

• Iwdgui consists of a single window, in which a user can select the wireless interface, the network to connect to, and get information on a previously connected network.
• Currently iwdgui supports 'station' mode, i.e. the mode in which a laptop or desktop connects to a wireless access point or router..

Runtime dependencies

• Python3, as the programming language
• GTK3, as the graphical toolkit
• Dbus-python for interfacing with iwd over D-Bus
• Netifaces, to obtain IP address information

Operating environment prerequisites

• Iwd should be running.
• At least one iwd network interface device should be available, powered on, and configured in station mode.

License

Iwdgui is licensed under a BSD-3 license.

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