On 2014-12-06 21:19, Sam Geeraerts wrote:
Op Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:07:35 +0000
schreef k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk:
[snip]
If I then try to install network-manager-gnome, I get a big lot of
libraries to install. I shall try this and then try installing
gnome-core again...
Am I going in the right direction at this point to get a viable
Gnome
desktop?
Try installing the gnome-shell package. It has less dependencies.
That worked fine, thanks.
To recap my steps so far: Install a command line system (unselect
Desktop at the tasksel stage in installer), then install
network-manager-gnome, gnome-shell, gnome-terminal, gdm3 to bring a
basic desktop. Then reboot and add more Gnome components and add
applications...
Wifi only install (just in case it is useful to anyone else). Only
needed until the default tasksel with desktop selected works...
...in my case I used wifi (no wired connection) and the installer 'just
worked' on wlan0 with wpa2 encryption. Once rebooting into command line,
I had to edit /etc/network/interfaces using nano and comment out the
default lines and add the lines below...
# Home wifi
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid wifi-network-name
wpa-psk wifi-password
then rebooted to get a 'fixed' wifi connection.
Then I installed the desktop as above, and edited the
/etc/network/interfaces file to restore the original lines and comment
out the temporary ones. Another reboot (I'm a bit lazy). Network Manager
then works and finds wifi.
Thanks for testing. I appreciate the feedback.
Least I can do!
PS: Epiphany-browser (aka 'Web' within Gnome Shell) is not a bad little
webkit based Web browser. Does enough JS to log into webmail and get on
wifi in cafes that have landing pages.
cheers
--
Keith Burnett
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