Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop
On Fri 23 Jun 2017 at 22:43:40 -0400, RavenLX wrote:
> I want to share with everyone a fix for not getting network / internet if
> you're installing Debian without a desktop (ie. not selecting a desktop AND
> Unchecking the Debian Desktop Environment option).
>
> If you install as I mentioned above and reboot, you get the command prompt
> to log into (which is what I wanted so I could install minimal KDE as I
> mentioned in another post). However, you can NOT get on the internet! Even
> though the installer used the internet and set it up, the settings won't
> stick. That's because the installer doesn't install network-manager into the
> system!
Installing over a cabled connection gives a stanza in /e/n/i which
sticks. It is a bug if it doesn't. It is possible you have not
mentioned a crucial aspect of the way you installed.
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