No more network after removing network-manager
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dhcp3 (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: network-manager
Release: Karmic Alpha 3
Package: Network-manager
I uninstalled network-manager (sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager), because I wanted to install wicd which suits me better as a network-manager.
Great was my surprise a few seconds afterwards when I realised I had no longer any network connection. No more browsing, unable to reinstall network-manager. No possibility to install wicd, not even any other package.
This has never occurred with previous ubuntu-releases. With previous releases, when using the alternate-
Thanks for helping out.
Just tried the alternate- install- cd of Karmic and installed just a command- line-system, and indeed network-manager was not installed. Strange enough, I had a good functioning network connection. So, I don't get it anymore... Seems like a command line install of just more than 200 MB without network-manager and network- manager- gnome has better network than a full 700 MB CD of which I uninstalled only network-manager and network- manager- gnome!