On Wed 26 Aug 2015 at 13:16:41 -0400, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: > On Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:01:07 -0400 > Eike Lantzsch <zp6...@gmx.net> wrote: > > > > I've just done a fresh minimal install of Debian Stretch, and noticed > > > something odd. In ifconfig and iwconfig, all of my adapters have weird > > > names, like "ens2" instead of "eth0". > > > > > > Can anyone tell me why this is? > > Yes > > https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/systemd/PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames/ > > can. > > > I tried to look it up online but > > > couldn't find anyone else with the same issue. This is my first time > > > running a Debian testing, is this a normal thing that occurs before a > > > full release, or is this just a bug/misconfiguration on my end? > > Yes it is normal. Happened with disk names and UUIDs before. > > Lots of transitions in actively developed software. > > A thought: Why not make those changes available to those who want or > need them, and leave the great majority, who neither need nor want > them, to continue as before ?
[Another thought: Why is line wrapping so difficult when sending a mail? Reformatting done to 72 characters per line.] > Or has it been decided on high that Debian Linux is no longer about > users having the freedom to choose ? It never was about freedom of choice. > Of course the only freedom remains and cannot be taken away, to drop > Debian, and move to another distribution... Take it.
