Wants to install Eclipse Kura but failed to set up internet network after removing dhpcd5 package

Question

I am trying to install Eclipse Kura on my raspberry pi. From the Kura website, it is said that the package dhcpcd5 is not compatible with Kura. After removing the package, I tried to follow the instructions from the Github link provided for a number of times to set a static IP address. I was able to follow through the instruction but after reboot the raspberry pi, I am not able to connect via Debian networking.

I am currently working on a console for the raspberry pi. I hope to use my laptop which is running on ubuntu 18.04 as a source of the internet.

Please advise.

The following link is the website for the Kura installation. https://eclipse.github.io/kura/intro/raspberry-pi-quick-start.html

Answer 1

To configure your network (wlan0) if you did remove dhcpcd, takes those few steps :

1. edit the interfaces file

   sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

   # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
   
   # The loopback interface
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback 
   
   # Wired or wireless interfaces
   iface eth0 inet manual 
   
   allow-hotplug wlan0
   iface wlan0 inet manual 
      wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
   

2. edit the /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf :

       ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev  update_config=1 country=US network={ ssid="your_ssid" psk="your_ultra_secure_password" }
   

3. make sure you are using ipv4 :

   sudo dhclient -4 -v wlan0
   

now even though your wifi icon might still be blank if you type in iwconfig you should see a running wireless iface.