Correction : setting up this as knetworkrc makes interface detection work ok:
[General] askAgainPlatform=false detectedPlatform=ubuntu-7.04 and changing settings does not alter anymore the /etc/network/interfaces file I am doing some more tests however -- knetworkmanager fails to find network devices https://launchpad.net/bugs/77557 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs