Package: netcfg Severity: normal Use case: install with DVD 1, without networking.
Seen with Bookworm RC 2, and likely to be rather version-independent[1]: on a laptop with a single NIC adapter, a wireless one, I'm prompted for an ESSID, and there's no way to bypass that screen. It's possible to proceed anyway by selecting “Enter an ESSID manually”, typing junk, ditto for the passphrase, wait for it to fail, and get to the following screen, that offers the “Do not configure the network at this time” option. This wasn't entirely obvious, and way less “smooth” than the single NIC adapter in the Ethernet case (IPv6 and IPv4 autoconfiguration is tried without prompting, and we get to the following screen automatically). Maybe it would make sense to provide some “Skip ESSID selection” or “Don't try to connect at this time” option? 1. That being said, it's more likely to happen now, starting with Bookworm Alpha 2, that is the first version to support firmware in official images. Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (k...@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant