Try obconf from openbox, I have 4 workspaces on my hp laptop done with that. I think it's LXDE. They survive reboots for me.
On 9/24/17, Alan Corey <alan01...@gmail.com> wrote: > So this is on the rock64 or one of your pis? I thought the rock64 was > too experimental to be able to use apt. Raspbian or Debian? > > On 9/24/17, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: >> On Sunday 24 September 2017 11:59:57 Alan Corey wrote: >> >>> But what's the purpose of having the gateway fields in interfaces if >>> not to to be reliant on the routing table? >>> >>> But it's worth a shot, something like >>> route add default gw 192.168.71.1 >> >> That was it! >> >> Now I've used apt to update 5 packages, and its now installing synaptic >> and all its 2nd and 3rd cousins. 112 megs worth. I did ask it to install >> xfce, but it couldn't find it. I'll try lxde next, but its entirely too >> simple. With xfce I can set up 4 workspaces/windows and the survive a >> reboot. You can add them in lxde, but they don't survive a reboot. >> >> Anyway, progress, sorta. I am going to put that command in rc.local just >> for S&G. Oh, oh, I had to create that file, does not bode well. But >> we'll find out I guess. >> >> Thanks Alan, a bunch. I owe you a cold one. :) >> >>> It's simple enough to undo it with >>> route del default >>> to take it back out if it doesn't work. >>> >>> I dunno, I haven't manually messed with routing tables in years. They >>> can be a bear on a laptop that gets moved between networks but since >>> I retired my laptop never goes anywhere. Gateway is one of the fields >>> handled by DHCP but it looks like you don't use that. >>> >>> Never liked DHCP much but I'm getting used to it since my phone (wifi >>> router) doesn't give me a choice. I set up machine names in >>> /etc/hostname and those become visible over the air. So I can ping, >>> ftp, ssh whatever upstairs, zero, hp but only as long as I keep my >>> phone bill paid and it all works. >>> >>> On 9/24/17, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: >>> > On Sunday 24 September 2017 04:34:50 Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: >>> >> On 23/09/17 20:00, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> >> >>> >> I'd suggest checking using traceroute -I and then looking at >>> >> route -n and/or ip route ls which should give you a bit more of >>> >> an indication of what's going on. IME this sort of thing is usually >>> >> because the router isn't NATting the entire 192.168.x.x range. >>> > >>> > As said before, traceroute is not installed. >>> > >>> > But I may have found a buglet. >>> > >>> > In the route -n output, no gateway has been assigned: >>> > >>> > root@rock64Sheldon:/etc/network/interfaces.d# route -n >>> > Kernel IP routing table >>> > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref >>> > Use Iface >>> > 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 U 202 0 >>> > 0 eth0 >>> > 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 202 0 >>> > 0 eth0 >>> > 192.168.71.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 >>> > 0 eth0 >>> > >>> > yet in /etc/network/interfaces.d/eth0 it is: >>> > allow-hotplug eth0 >>> > auto eth0 >>> > iface eth0 inet static >>> > address 192.168.71.2/24 >>> > gateway 192.168.71.1 >>> > ============================= >>> > Same stuff from the pi running jessie >>> > auto eth0 >>> > >>> > # regular network for coyote.den >>> > iface eth0 inet static >>> > address 192.168.71.12 >>> > netmask 255.255.255.0 >>> > gateway 192.168.71.1 >>> > >>> > And pi@picnc:~ $ route -n >>> > Kernel IP routing table >>> > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref >>> > Use Iface >>> > 0.0.0.0 192.168.71.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 >>> > 0 eth0 >>> > 192.168.71.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 >>> > 0 eth0 >>> > >>> > end of jessie version >>> > >>> > Of course its not going to work w/o a gateway, but wth? >>> > >>> > Need a coffee IV. >>> > >>> > Thanks Mark. >>> > >>> > Cheers, Gene Heskett >>> > -- >>> > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >>> > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >>> > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) >>> > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> >> >> >> Cheers, Gene Heskett >> -- >> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >> -Ed Howdershelt (Author) >> Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> >> >> > > > -- > ------------- > No, I won't call it "climate change", do you have a "reality problem"? - > AB1JX > Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach > -- ------------- No, I won't call it "climate change", do you have a "reality problem"? - AB1JX Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach Impeach
