On 2021-12-13, David Wright wrote: > Having just swatted away this bug while installing bullseye > on a laptop that has 1xUSB3, 2xUSB-C and no ethernet, I thought > I should share the workaround here. This is only necessary, > I'm led to believe, when installing by WiFi without the > installation of a Desktop. Just hit this will bookworm too: https://bugs.debian.org/1027692 > Before tearing down the WiFi interface at the very end of > the installation, the d-i should simply copy the existing > /target/etc/network/interfaces file to /target/root/, perhaps > named as etc-network-interfaces-at-installation, with its > permissions set to 600. > > When the machine is rebooted, it is now straightforward for > the sysadmin to login and simply: > > # mv /root/etc-network-interfaces-at-installation /etc/network/interfaces > # ifup w<TAB><RETURN> > > to give themselves WiFi connectivity (using sudo if necessary). > > This workaround has the benefit of being fail-safe: the file has > no effect on the system if the sysadmin ignores it and leaves it > in /root, but if they do move it as above, then they've taken > responsibility for its effects on any software they install later. > > Naturally, it would require a note in the Installation Guide for > this method to be useful if the sysadmin is not one to make use > of root's home directory. Not too bad, given not great options! :) ... or even /etc/network/interfaces.with-wifi and chmod 0600 it for the previously discussed security reasons. I would be more likely to notice a file sitting next to /etc/network/interfaces rather than rummaging around in /root. live well, vagrant
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