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.
+1
> Overall 7.1 is reasonably impressive, but I would still appreciate a
> lighter version.
When I last installed debian, there was an LXDE version. I think it is a
much better choice for laptops.
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