package connman-iptables

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Hello,

I did a fresh install of antiX-21 full (SysVinit). In Synaptic, I noticed remaining config files of removed package connman-iptables.

Is it safe to purge them or will this break connman?

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Is my question too stupid to answer?

I guess that /etc/default/connman will be deleted and don’t want to end without internet connection.

[Member Xaver]

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On my antiX-sid I have no connman-iptables installed, just connman and connman-gtk. Internet via fritz.box is working fine.
If your network is working without connman-iptables, then you do not need config-files for connman-iptables.

In general: Rename a file in order to check, if you need it. If that causes problems, rename the file back to its original name.

If you want to check the result of a package removal, you can simulate the removal with
# apt purge -s <name of that package>

• This reply was modified 10 months, 2 weeks ago by Xaver.

[Moderator caprea]

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Because I’ve just looked and yes there are some leftovers from connman-iptables, I removed them completely and it was indeed a little spooky.After reboot connman couldn’t connnect to cmst, all settings in cmst were blank and lost.
It was possible to resolve here on the fast way by using the antiX-wifi-switcher, password was gone and so on.I wouldn’t recommend to delete them, it didn’t break connman,though.

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caprea wrote:

there are some leftovers from connman-iptables, I removed them completely and it was indeed a little spooky.After reboot connman couldn’t connnect to cmst, all settings in cmst were blank and lost.

This happened to me, too, on three different laptops, after having run “apt-get dist-upgrade” & “apt autoremove”, that removed connman-iptables.

caprea wrote:

It was possible to resolve here on the fast way by using the antiX-wifi-switcher

This “fast way” (using the antiX-wifi-switcher to switch from connman to ceni) solved the problem for all the three laptops. Many thanks.
https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/wifi-problem-after-dist-upgrade/#post-87723

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Switching to Ceni is a way to get back wifi connection, but it’s not a solution to this problem.

Connman with cmst is the default network manager in antiX-21 and should not depend on remaining config files of removed packages.

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seriousness wrote:

Switching to Ceni is a way to get back wifi connection, but it’s not a solution to this problem.

No need to switch to Ceni. You can use antiX-wifi-switcher to choose connman again. I think this is what caprea meant as “fast way”, and not to switch to Ceni. It works for me every time that connection is lost, for any reason. Sorry that I haven’t clarified it earlier.

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Thanks andfree, that’s what I was waiting for.

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