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!
So what I do to get around this and get the network settings to "stick" when
rebooting:
1. When installing, at the screen that says to remove media and reboot, DO
NOT do this yet! Do not press Continue either.
2. CTRL+ALT+F3 (or some function key) to get to a terminal. Press ENTER to
activate the terminal.
3. Execute this: apt-install network-manager
3. Backup the interfaces file in /target/etc/network
[Snip]
6. Click "Continue" in the GUI installer to finish up.
Log into the command prompt and restore the interfaces file and use
ifup.