Re: Adapter Names on Stretch
On Wed 26 Aug 2015 at 13:16:41 -0400, Renaud OLGIATI wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:01:07 -0400
> Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> > > I've just done a fresh minimal install of Debian Stretch, and noticed
> > > something odd. In ifconfig and iwconfig, all of my adapters have weird
> > > names, like "ens2" instead of "eth0".
> > >
> > > Can anyone tell me why this is?
> > Yes
> > https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/systemd/PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames/
> > can.
> > > I tried to look it up online but
> > > couldn't find anyone else with the same issue. This is my first time
> > > running a Debian testing, is this a normal thing that occurs before a
> > > full release, or is this just a bug/misconfiguration on my end?
> > Yes it is normal. Happened with disk names and UUIDs before.
> > Lots of transitions in actively developed software.
>
> A thought: Why not make those changes available to those who want or
> need them, and leave the great majority, who neither need nor want
> them, to continue as before ?
[Another thought: Why is line wrapping so difficult when sending a
mail? Reformatting done to 72 characters per line.]
> Or has it been decided on high that Debian Linux is no longer about
> users having the freedom to choose ?
It never was about freedom of choice.
> Of course the only freedom remains and cannot be taken away, to drop
> Debian, and move to another distribution...
Take it.
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