On 09.08.13 21:23, Mark Trickett wrote:
I have managed to install Debian 7.1.0 on an Acer Travelmate 3230, ...
First, I am finding the Gnome 3 series different, and not certain that I either appreciate or like. Any comments about making it behave more "traditionally" appreciated. I may need to remove a great deal and install a lighter desktop, the Notebook is maxed out with 1.5Gig of RAM.
A year or two ago, I installed Debian with LXDE on a Lenovo. It went on effortlessly, and I don't notice any significant difference between LXDE and the gnome I have used for years on the desktop machine. (Other than that it comes up faster than gnome.)
Next, comment appreciated about Net-Manager. As I expect to use it on varying networks, the way that it flexibly reconfigures is attractive in places, but I can also see a lot of merit in being able to just set manually for when I use on certain networks. If I do remove Net-Manager, I would appreciate comment about whether the one package is enough, or what else to purge.
NetworkManager is the first package I remove before completing an installation. (When I forget, it stuffs up /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/network/interfaces pretty much every time. _But_, I'm not on the latest release of either ubuntu or debian, I'll admit.) I also despise anything which overwrites traditional config files. Nothing else had to be nuked. Heres what's in my notes, FWIW: Cause: Ubuntu NetworkManager had overwritten /etc/resolv.conf with crap: 192.168.1.254 Also, /etc/network/interfaces only had an entry for lo. eth0 was missing. First: sudo apt-get remove network-manager # Since it overwrites # /etc/resolv.conf on each reboot. Fix: Put two nameservers back into /etc/resolv.conf Added eth0 to /etc/network/interfaces (Including "auto eth0", for auto ifup at boot.) To avoid a reboot at time of the fix: sudo ifup eth0 /etc/init.d/postfix restart # To see the update. sudo postqueue -f # To flush deferred messages. And when I got around to rebooting, everything was still fine.
The other thing is that CUPS (V 1.5?) will not let me set up a printer at the moment. It searches for printers, and when it does not find any, will not let me install for later use via the administrative interface, either web browser or the printer icon. I am looking at the configuration files, and scratching my head and getting splinters at this stage, for manually editing to configure for the HP LJ 4+/4P that I have, and also a Canon LPB 5050N.
Yes, it doesn't seem to be improving. My way of dealing with it is to keep my old printer as long as possible. Even after carefully selecting a supported printer, the fuss of installing drivers, and setting it up is no joy. ...
The initial install left my user account without sudo access. I have rectified that so I have both full root access, and sudo.
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Overall 7.1 is reasonably impressive, but I would still appreciate a lighter version.
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