On Sb, 11 dec 21, 14:57:42, Joe wrote: > > I did my first netinstall without asking for expert mode (I assumed it > would do a decent job by itself, and I did not consider myself an > expert) and this was when I had only a couple of computers and used > hosts files and static addressing. Under those conditions, the > installer did not install Ethernet networking in the installed system, > despite having used it itself in order to make the installation. > > I reported this behaviour as a bug and was rather tersely told that it > was a feature. No expert + no DHCP = no Ethernet. OK, I could have been > building an isolated certificate authority machine, but surely then I'd > have used expert mode... > > I don't know if installers still do that, it's many years since I ran a > network without DHCP, and I *always* use expert mode, even for routine > throwaway installations. The configuration used during the installation is passed on to the final system. It has been like this since at least sarge. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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