Re: New install from DVD (via USB flashdrive)

2014-10-02 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Thu, 02 Oct 2014, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Mi, 01 oct 14, 19:22:25, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > You need to be root for synaptic to work. When you start synaptic, > > it should ask you to enter the root -- not your user -- password. > > That depends on whether the OP configured a root pa

Re: New install from DVD (via USB flashdrive)

2014-10-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 01 oct 14, 19:22:25, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > You need to be root for synaptic to work. When you start synaptic, it > should ask you to enter the root -- not your user -- password. That depends on whether the OP configured a root password during installation. If not the password of the

Re: New install from DVD (via USB flashdrive)

2014-10-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Wed, 01 Oct 2014, Alan E. Davis wrote: > After many years, I have finally gotten a working Debian install. It > looks ok, but there are a few issues. Years? Why did it take you years? > The installation media handling of wifi-connections was not > transparent, but it worked fine. I had to

New install from DVD (via USB flashdrive)

2014-10-01 Thread Alan E. Davis
After many years, I have finally gotten a working Debian install. It looks ok, but there are a few issues. The installation media handling of wifi-connections was not transparent, but it worked fine. I had to NOT configure the wifi connection, after signing in to the router. I was unable to con