Enable wireless network functions

Packages describing “wifi” as local USE flag

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

All packages providing a “wifi” USE flag (10)