Re: task-laptop question
On Wed 27 Aug 2014 at 09:14:30 +0100, Matej Kosik wrote:
> Yesterday I installed Debian testing on my laptop.
> - I said no to "desktop environment"
> and yes to "task-laptop"
>
> After the installation, network-manager was available.
task-laptop doesn't install network-manager.
> With "nmtui" I was able to activate available wifi connection.
>
> However, I wasn't able to get online until I did this:
>
> ifdown eth0
>
> Is this expected/desired situation?
Installation with a wired connection would have eth0 managed with
/etc/network/interfaces. Please read the network-manager documentation
in /usr/shere/doc.
> I mean, it is not the end-of-world-situation, but it is not a good
> default state either.
>
> (NOTE: after manually installing "ifplugd", things are smoother,
> although I am not sure if this was the best thing to do).
I don't know whether nm handles switching connections when a wifi device
is plugged and unplugged, so ifplugd might be a good idea.
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