First download the package from website : wget http://downloads.wicd.net/pkgs/stable/1.6.x/1.6.2/CentOS_5/wicd-1.6.2-2.1.x86_64.rpm rpm -ivh wicd-1.6.2-2.1.x86_64.rpm then install the dependencies for this .. as it require python-urwid .. assume you have install rpmforge repo. yum install urwidyum install urwid then install the wicd package. the result : now can use WPA2 , WPA-TKIP as per click-click too.