If nothing happens with Alt + F2, you can click on "menu" or launch then "run".
For a permanent fix of nm-applet, see: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/fix-lubuntu-1404-network-manager.html 2014-05-21 14:14 GMT-03:00 Andre Rodovalho <andre.rodova...@gmail.com>: > First things first... Did you configure your network connection with > nm-applet?? > > On a Live Lubuntu or a Installed 14.04 (LTS), you can run it with Alt+F2 > shortcut. Just type "nm-applet" and click OK. > > The networks manager will be shown as a "tray" icon... > > > 2014-05-20 20:57 GMT-03:00 brendanperrine <walteror...@gmail.com>: > > On Tue, 20 May 2014 18:58:16 -0400 >> Gary Knott <garykn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Questions about installing Lubuntu. >> > >> > I downloaded an iso for lubuntu (- for some reason it uses AMD in the >> > title at the web-site. This is sure to confuse some people.) >> > I burned a CD, and used the "live" feature to >> > run gparted and repartitioned my disk, leaving a >> > set of 3 win7 partitions and setting up swap, /, home and boot >> > as 4 logical partitions. >> > >> > Then I used the CD again, choosing the install >> > option. The install program tried to find our wifi >> > with dhcp connection to the net, presumably >> > to fetch other files needed to complete the installation. >> > It annouced it had failed, which is correct, because >> > I do not even have a wireless card; >> > I have a wired local network with fixed ip numbers >> > manually assigned to each machine and to >> > our gateway router. >> > >> > question 1: The install process did NOT drop into a >> > state where it would ask for my >> > ip number, gateway ip-number, netmask, etc. >> > Why not? This seems to be a terrible oversight. >> > (And as i recall KDE did ask a few years ago.) >> > And did I just not hit some magic key or something that >> > would have caused the install to behave properly? >> > >> > After installing, I powered-off, restarted and selected >> > ubuntu from the grub menu. The boot worked okay. >> > I did not set up our net connection (yet) but just shutdown. >> > >> > Then I restarted and booted win7. It worked okay. >> > Then I restarted and booted ubuntu. The boot >> > started, the 5 dots appeared, and the screen then went full blue and >> > nothing happened. I though maybe this hanging was due to looking for a >> > wifi connection, but remember I booted successfully before. >> > >> > question 2: what is happening in this state? >> > >> > Then I powered down, and rebooted and selected >> > the "advanced ubuntu" option from the grub menu. >> > This gives a menu from which I can select disk checking, >> > single-user mode (under another name), etc. >> > I just selected "resume normal boot". >> > >> > Now the boot worked fine, (except screen resolution was >> > degraded to some lower resolution.) >> > I then immediately shutdown. >> > >> > Then I restarted and selected the normal ubuntu >> > boot option from the grub menu. >> > Now the system booted fine and with the correct >> > resolution! (and now I could configure my network >> > connection if I wished.) >> > >> > question 3: What happened here? Why did this >> > "work", and what issue was overcome, and how? >> > >> > question 4: Can you predict what will happen when I >> > boot win7 again? [The answer is the win7 anomaly >> > does not re-occur. - But still, what happened?] >> > >> > question 5: what should I do to finish my lubuntu >> > installation? I need TeX, Gcc, emacs, etc, etc. >> > Is there a graphical update program in my CD install >> > that will get me a full-fledged system without too much grief? >> > >> > [Answer, there is something called the Software Center Manager, or >> > something like this. When I ran it, it had a very few programs one >> > could select from a dozen categories to download. I could get Emacs >> > though. I then ran the synaptic program - this was much better and i >> > was able to get teX, but it is still deficient - I like the Software >> > Center Interface (sort-of,) because it has categories, but it needs to >> > have "everything" available. >> > >> > Later I read a web-site that said to execute the commands: >> > sudo -i >> > apt-get install lubuntu-desktop >> > apt-get dist-upgrade (This does the downloads and takes awhile.) >> > apt-get autoclean >> > rm /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb >> > >> > But there was no description of what each step does, or why i want >> > to do it. (But I did it, and it worked. I still don't have >> > gcc or a bunch of other stuff however.) >> > ] >> > >> > >> > So I would like to suggest that the install program >> > be fixed to ask me for my net-connection, or at >> > least that the Lubuntu manual on installation that i found via a >> > google search be expanded to explain in more detail >> > what different kinds of users might expect to see happen >> > when they install. >> > >> > >> > question 6: If I ran the "live" version of Lubuntu >> > off the CD, and then set-up my net-connection = >> > ip-number, gateway, DNS server ip Numbers, etc., >> > and THEN ran the install program in an xterm, >> > would my install be more civilized? And what is the >> > name of the install program and in what directory is it >> > in? I would need to know that in order to run it. >> > >> > If this is a good way for people like me to install, >> > maybe it should be in the manual, and described in >> > options when booting the CD. >> > >> > I will try installing the so-called LTS Lubuntu system >> > in a few weeks, since i don't want to struggle with >> > installing every 10 months or so. >> > >> > -------------------------------------------- >> > >> > -- >> > Lubuntu-users mailing list >> > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >> >> This is a small bug in the release notes that the nm-applet is on by >> start which you just need to run and then you can click on it as a GUI. Yes >> you need to install Tex but not everyone knows what you want synaptic has a >> search feature. >> >> Also lubuntu comes with two GUI package managers the old synaptic and >> lubuntu software center. >> >> On my 14.04 install I just set up a network connection through ethernet >> with nm-applet. I think you will need to connect to the internet to get >> apt to work or there was apt-offline. >> -- >> brendanperrine <walteror...@gmail.com> >> >> -- >> Lubuntu-users mailing list >> Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >> > >
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