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!
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!