--- In [email protected], Scott <scot...@...> wrote: > For example, I tried Mint, and changed > the desktop from Gnome to Fluxbox and my network stopped working. >
This is how I fixed that: aptitude remove network-manager Like all great commands it is completely counter intuitive. Might be a good idea to install pump before you do it though. Just in case. > Many of the desktop distros go in this direction now, tying sound, > networking, or other essential system services to the GUI. Now now lets lay blame where it is deserved. There is a daemon process that messes this up called avahai-daemon. Watch for it in top. Check out this ebil looking bugger: http://avahi.org/ I think he is Mr. Magoo's pet bear. this fixes his wagon: sudo update-rc.d avahi-daemon remove Another incantation most of us aren't born knowing. Once you do those two things unless you have a wireless network networking starts working a lot more like you think it should. I'm guessing that modern distros are coming wireless enabled and wired people have the burden of configuration today. I don't know for sure though as soon as I get things working I move on. If you decide you like the evil bear just switch remove with defaults to get him back. Not so sure how you'd get network-manager back if you're offline, I never wanted to personally. > These days, it seems to be what the vast majority of users prefer--there > are still other distributions and systems, such as the BSDs, to appeal > to those of us who need a bit more control. > > > > Once I get more knowledgeable about the nuts and bolts > > of Linux (something that is totally unnecessary for most uses) > > > <snip> > > The important point here is that you're correct. In most cases, > especially with relatively well thought out distributions, such as > Ubuntu and the like, it really has become almost unnecessary. > > > -- > Scott Robbins > PGP keyID EB3467D6 > ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) > gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 > > Principal Snyder: It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that > that gets you eaten. > What killed me in Ubuntu was a few very annoying bugs I ran up against but never got to the bottom of because I ditched it for Debian. Did file a couple of reports though. Well there was the 155 total processes on the system with a blank desktop and the .20 load at idle too that I wasn't too keen on either. I got a stripped bare Lenny box that can be in fluxbox running top with 32 total procs in 50MB RAM. Yeah Debian is worth it! Paul ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
