On 2019-07-18, Richard Hobson <hobso...@gmail.com> wrote: > Curt wrote: >> Of course, if you have no network connectivity on the machine, this >> might prove to be a difficult maneuver. However, you could download the >> package from another machine with connectivity and transfer it via sneakernet >> to the machine with the realtek wifi dongle, where it might be installed >> like this (as root or with sudo): >> >> dpkg -i firmware-realtek_20190502-1_all.deb > > Thanks for the link. I've downloaded the package, transferred it to the > PC using a USB stick and run dpkg as above. > > I get two warnings followed by a related error. > > warning: 'ldconfig' not found in PATH or not executable > warning: 'start-stop-daemon' not found in PATH or not executable > error: 2 expected programs not found in PATH or not executable
I guess now you gotta use 'su -' when switching to root (as of Buster), otherwise, trouble ensues. > then a note about what root's path should usually contain > /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin > > It's about ten years since I last used Linux and I can't even remember > how to check the PATH! However, I doubt there's anything wrong with it > in a new installation. > > Does it matter where I've put the .deb file? At the moment it's in the > Downloads directory of my userbname and I'm runnng dpkg from there as root. > > R > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > -- “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” ― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan
