On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 08:23:34PM -0400, Michael Pobega wrote: > On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 08:17:05PM -0400, Frank McCormick wrote: > > > > After trying KDE for a couple of days...I decided it wasn't for me. > > > > Sudo aptitude purge kde-desktop. > > > > Results: Network is screwed as that process also removed > > avahi-daemon. Now booting up Etch results in a bunch of error > > messages, and no network. Unless I can figure out exactly what went > > on, and a way to get it back together in one piece without net > > access (other than thru Dapper on this partition), it looks like a > > complete re-install is in the works. > > > > I'd also like to know why removing kde-desktop resulted in removing > > a seemingly essential part of the network. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Have you tried reinstalling avahi-daemon? And what kind of errors are > you getting exactly? > > What were you using the connect to the network? Was it wireless or > wired? Were you using knetworkmanager, or anything else of the like? > Have you tried ifup/ifdown? > > Just a bit more information would be helpful, I can't think of > anything that removing KDE could do unless you rely on knetworkmanager > or avahi-daemon to connect. I've had trouble with gnome and avahi-daemon and the allow hot-plug entries in /etc/network/interfaces. how about providing the out contents of that file too.. A
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