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Installed Programs: iw
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None
iw-5.19
Introduction to iw
iw is a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices. It supports all new drivers that have been added to the kernel recently. The old tool iwconfig, which uses Wireless Extensions interface, is deprecated and it's strongly recommended to switch to iw and nl80211.
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Note
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Package Information
Download (HTTP): https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/iw/iw-5.19.tar.xz
Download MD5 sum: fd17ca2dd5f160a5d9e5fd3f8a69f416
Download size: 152 KB
Estimated disk space required: 4.5 MB
Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU
iw Dependencies
Required
Required (Runtime)
Kernel Configuration
To use iw, the kernel must have the appropriate drivers and other support available. Read Configuring the Linux Kernel for Wireless for details.
Installation of iw
To install iw, use the following commands:
sed -i "/INSTALL.*gz/s/.gz//" Makefile && make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
sed ...: Install uncompressed manual pages in accordance with other man pages.