Re: [Gnewsense-dev] Ucclia alpha 1

[kpb]

On 2014-12-06 21:19, Sam Geeraerts wrote:
> Op Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:07:35 +0000
> schreef address@hidden:
[snip]
> > If I then try to install network-manager-gnome, I get a big lot of
> > libraries to install. I shall try this and then try installing
> > gnome-core again...
> >
> > Am I going in the right direction at this point to get a viable 
> > Gnome
> > desktop?
>
> Try installing the gnome-shell package. It has less dependencies.

That worked fine, thanks.

To recap my steps so far: Install a command line system (unselect 
Desktop at the tasksel stage in installer), then install 
network-manager-gnome, gnome-shell, gnome-terminal, gdm3 to bring a 
basic desktop. Then reboot and add more Gnome components and add 
applications...

Wifi only install (just in case it is useful to anyone else). Only 
needed until the default tasksel with desktop selected works...

...in my case I used wifi (no wired connection) and the installer 'just 
worked' on wlan0 with wpa2 encryption. Once rebooting into command line, 
I had to edit /etc/network/interfaces using nano and comment out the 
default lines and add the lines below...

# Home wifi
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
    wpa-ssid wifi-network-name
    wpa-psk wifi-password

then rebooted to get a 'fixed' wifi connection.

Then I installed the desktop as above, and edited the 
/etc/network/interfaces file to restore the original lines and comment 
out the temporary ones. Another reboot (I'm a bit lazy). Network Manager 
then works and finds wifi.

> Thanks for testing. I appreciate the feedback.

Least I can do!

PS: Epiphany-browser (aka 'Web' within Gnome Shell) is not a bad little 
webkit based Web browser. Does enough JS to log into webmail and get on 
wifi in cafes that have landing pages.

cheers
--
Keith Burnett