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!
Installing over a cabled connection gives a stanza in /e/n/i which sticks. It is a bug if it doesn't. It is possible you have not mentioned a crucial aspect of the way you installed.
