How to install a package?

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Hi,

I am new to linux but love to explore it. I just installed openSuse
11.1 on my new desktop which already has Windows XP on it. I would like
to install a package called NetworkManger. Can anyone please tell me how
to get it and how to install it? I need to set up my wireless connection
on this machine. So, I can’t access internet from this machine when
logged on using linux OS. When I tried /usr/sbin/iwlist scan, I do not
see my wirelesss SSID in the list. I do not know why, but windows can
see it. I tried configuring with iwconfig, but did not work.

Can anyone help on this? I am using KDE desktop.

Thanks
-Bheem

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Hiya,

Well one way to do it is start up YaST (either by clicking on the yast
icon or typing yast2 as root at a command line). Then click on ‘Network
Devices’, then ‘Network Settings’. On the ‘Global Options’ tab of the
module that opens up you should be able to change the ‘Network Setup
Method’ to ‘User Controlled with NetworkManager’.

When you click ‘OK’ in that module it should ask you if it can install
the NetworkManager packag(es).

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Thanks. It worked.

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