Jeff Waugh wrote:
What you've described in your email is that you're running Network Manager
without actually using it. You're trying to do things in /e/n/i manually,
while also having NM installed with does (really good) automagic config of
your network devices -- though at the moment, it is really solely focused on
improving laptop use cases.
I'd be happy to demonstrate to you on Friday why NM is such a delight, and
why I no longer have to edit /e/n/i or reconfigure network devices on my
laptop.
Yes, if I'm there that would be great. I have Gnome on my laptop but only found that
NetworkManager loads via nm-applet by searching. It isn't offered as an applet that
can be installed when configuring the panel. I've decided to use Enlightenment 17 and
it and Gnome don't really aesthetically mix that well.
I think it got installed with all the Gnome crap.
This is getting a bit old now, Mike. If you don't like it, that's fine, but
allow credit where it is due. GNOME is paving the way for non-geeks to have
all the benefits we derive from Software Freedom. It may not be your cup of
tea, but that doesn't make it 'crap'.
Okies, sorry about that. I agree its not crap, next time I'll say "Gnome stuff".
Mike
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