PackagesEnable wireless network functions
| Package | “wifi” Flag Description |
|---|---|
| games-emulation/desmume | Enable support for Wi-Fi (experimental and discouraged) |
| gui-apps/waybar | Enable support for wifi/rfkill |
| mail-client/thunderbird | Enable necko-wifi for NetworkManager integration, and access point MAC address scanning for better precision with opt-in geolocation services |
| net-analyzer/wireshark | Install wifidump, to dump and analyse 802.11 traffic |
| net-misc/networkmanager | Enable support for wifi and 802.1x security |
| www-client/firefox | Enable necko-wifi for NetworkManager integration, and access point MAC address scanning for better precision with opt-in geolocation services |
| x11-misc/xmobar | Wireless info support via nl80211. Required for the Wireless plugin on systems running Linux, the kernel. |