1. With gdm, edit /etc/gdm/gdm.schemas, change one boolean field to allow tcp connection.
2. if use startx, can look into /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc, a better way would be add `X :0` with other options into ~/.xserverrc. It seems this customized file will replace the line in the /etc directory.
3. wicd seems to be a quite good network manager. However I haven't gotten it to work with the WPA2 enterprise wireless on campus. Another problem: it will gain 100% cpu when the computer resumes from hibernate (tuxonice), also it's automatic starting with starx, annoying!
4. wget -r -nd -np URL : -nd, do not keep dir hierarchy, put all files under current directory. -np, no parent, keep under this URL.
5. NetworkManager in gentoo, (may add 'dhcpcd nss gnutls' as the USE flag)
emerge -av networkmanager nm-appletthen, under root,
/etc/init.d/NetworkManager startAt this time, the wireless shows 'Device not ready', do two things
nm-applet &
1) Check that dbus is present in your rcThe second step does the job for me.
2) chmod +x /usr/libexec/dbus-daemon-launch-helper