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Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop

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On 06/24/2017 06:44 AM, Brian wrote:
> 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.
>

I tried using ifup and also tried to edit the interfaces file and it 
didn't seem to work for me. I gave up and decided to do it within the 
installer terminal mode. Seemed a bit easier.

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[Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-06-24 04:50 +0200
  Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-06-24 10:10 +0200
    Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2017-06-24 10:30 +0200
      Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Wellington Terumi Uemura <wellingtonuemura@gmail.com> - 2017-06-24 11:10 +0200
        Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2017-06-24 11:40 +0200
    Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-06-27 03:30 +0200
      Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-06-27 10:20 +0200
  Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> - 2017-06-24 11:10 +0200
    Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-06-24 21:40 +0200
      Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-06-26 14:30 +0200
        Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-06-26 16:10 +0200
        Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-06-27 03:40 +0200
      Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-06-27 03:30 +0200
  Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-06-24 11:40 +0200
    Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-06-27 03:30 +0200
  Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-06-24 12:50 +0200
    Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop RavenLX <ravenlx@sitesplace.net> - 2017-06-27 03:30 +0200
      Re: [Stretch] Fix for not network after installing without desktop Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-06-27 11:00 +0200

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