Re: Bookworm: NetworkManager

[Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com>]

On 10/21/23 13:55, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 01:38:37PM -0400, Pocket wrote:
> > Well the default install for bookworm does install it and use it.
> >
> > That is why I am here.
> There's no single "default install".  Sure, if you just hit the Enter
> key straight through an install you end up with GNOME, and also with NM.
> But if you *don't* install GNOME (or any desktop environment) then you
> also don't get NM.


I did not install a GUI and I am working on a minimal install and nm was 
installed along with isc-dhcp and wpa_supplicant


> NM is not the default in a "Standard" install (Standard being the name
> of a specific package set in the tasksel dialog).  Only in desktop
> installs.  The regulars on this mailing list skew toward people who do
> not use desktop environments.  Therefore, we don't possess a lot of
> knowledge about NM.
>
> > > If you want to *solve your problem* then I've offered you the only
> > > answers I know.
> > It is my opinion is that information is old and not valid for bookworm
> Feel free to correct whatever you believe needs correcting.  That's what
> a wiki is, after all.  Do you have a specific example of an incorrect
> statement on that page?

Well it doesn't work or of little value if you don't have openresolv or 
resolvconf installed


> > I am not battling or in conflict with any one.
> Then why do you reject *all* the answers?
>
> sudo -s
> apt-get install openresolv
> echo resolvconf=NO >> /etc/resolvconf.conf
> exit

I didn't, I am only trying to work with nm on a non desktop install.


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