On Tue 06 Dec 2016 at 12:44:19 -0500, Celejar wrote: > On Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:12:45 +0100 > Yvan Masson <yvan.mas...@openmailbox.org> wrote: > > ... > > > I am almost sure that installing a XFCE desktop also installs > > NetworkManager to handle connections. > > I use (much / most of) Xfce without NM. I just looked at what would > happen if I selected the xfce4 metapackage for installation, and NM > still will not get installed, and doesn't even show up in aptitude as > recommended or suggested.
Try installing task-xfce4-desktop. This is what d-i does. (But you are correct. Installing xfce4 does not install network-manager). -- Brian.
