On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Bob Proulx <b...@proulx.com> wrote: # service network-manager stop > > Edit /etc/network/interfaces and set the following. You can simply > uncomment the "#NetworkManager#iface eth0 inet dhcp" line. See > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=530024#49 > for the details of that particular line. See this next > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch05.en.html#_the_basic_syntax_of_etc_network_interfaces > for general information about that file. > > auto eth0 > allow-hotplug eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > Plug in your ethernet wire. Bring up the interface. > > # ifup eth0 > > You should be able to watch the progress by tailing the syslog in > another window. (Hint: Alt-F2 gets you to the second virtual console > terminal.) After it is up something like 'netstat -nr' should print > useful network information about the network. > > At that point you should be up and on the network and can re-install > anything that you want. That should get your system going. > > The /var/log/dpkg.log could be useful in seeing what was recently > uninstalled. Also /var/backups/ contains dpkg.status* and other files > that should allow you to know what was previously installed and > therefore be able to get back to a known good state. > > # apt-get install dctrl-tools > > $ grep-dctrl -s Package -n "install ok installed" > /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 > ...dumps a list of previously installed packages... > > $ grep-status -s Package -n "install ok installed" > ...dumps the current list of packages installed now... > > Putting that information to use you can see what was different between > the backup file and now. > > $ grep-dctrl -s Package -n "install ok installed" > /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 | sort > /tmp/list.prev > > $ grep-status -s Package -n "install ok installed" | sort > /tmp/list.now > > $ comm -3 /tmp/list.prev /tmp/list.now > > And then inspecting that list make a decision about how to repair. > > Whew! That above is somewhat complicated. But if you are in a hurry > then you probably you just need the following to pull in what you > lost. These metapackages (and gdm I prefer over the gdm3) will > probably pull in what you need. But the above would give you exact > answers. > > # apt-get install gnome gnome-core gnome-desktop-environment gdm > > Hope that helps, > Bob >
Bob, Thank you so much for such a great and comprehensive answer. Googling around i thought of simply uninstalling NetworkManager, as i wasn't sure how to stop services. Also, /var/backups was exactly what i was hunting for but simply couldn't find. Muchas gracias for referencing that (and /var/log). And lastly, dctrl-tools is awesome! +1 thanks for that, too! Problems solved! And nothing ventured, nothing earned... i'm currently (and graciously) diving into all of this!
