On Sat, Dec 20, 2025 at 00:35:33 -0600, Mike McClain wrote:
> I read a post a while back relating a conversation from DebCon
> where professional system managers pushed NetworkManager to be the
> default in Debian. While I don't mind that it should be included this
> added complexity does me no good at all
It's not installed by default unless you request a Desktop Environment.
Any of them.
If you do install a Desktop Environment, then NetworkManager is included.
> Pardon the rant, but if someone could tell me how to get the
> network back up in trixie I'd appreciate it.
You haven't provided any usable details yet. All we know is the version
of Debian you're using. We have no idea whether you're using ethernet
or wireless, and which specific device(s) are present. You haven't
said whether you're using /etc/network/interface (ifupdown) or
NetworkManager to hold the configuration. You haven't shown us the
output of
ip addr
ip route
or NetworkManager commands such as
nmcli device
nmcli connection
You haven't shown us the contents of ANY of the network configuration
files such as
/etc/hostname
/etc/hosts
/etc/network/interfaces
If you're being thorough, you can also look for any network interface
error messages in dmesg, or journalctl (not sure what args you'd use),
or systemctl status (not sure what pkg name you'd use). Or read up
on NetworkManager commands -- especially if you're using wireless --
and include some of the setup or diagnostic steps that the NetworkManager
documentation recommends.
