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Re: Debian 5.0.2 network manager not working?



On Sunday 28 June 2009 19:18:54 Mark Marcacci wrote:
> I've been installing Debian 5.0.1 via a downloaded jigdo DVD image from the
> official site.  This morning did a fresh laptop install and noticed it used
> 795 files total versus 809 last week when I did a few trial installations
> on the same machine with the same hardware.  One of the packages missing
> after booting into Gnome was Network Manager - previously was included in
> the base installation but this time I had to manually install the package. 
> I also noticed several fewer items in the System->Administration menu,
> notably things like Software Sources was gone.
>
> Anyone else notice this or did my installation just hiccup?  I've checked
> the debian.org page and didn't see any notes about these changes.  I'm
> currently DBAN'ing the hard drive preparing for another fresh installation
> but wanted to check first in case it's not specific to my machine.

I have had a similar experience with a recent installation of 5.0.1 with KDE.  
CUPS and K3b were missing.  Other applications may well also be missing, but 
have not so far been missed.

Lisi



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