Gah! I followed Simon Lewis's intructions - it purged policykit AND network manager along with it, which means NO NETWORK i.e. NO network installs. I.e. NM is dead and I can't re=install it.
Having a bugger of a time getting a USB key to mount with a new NM package (xubuntu bug), and then I find the package is missing the MAKE compiler. Crikey! So now I'm kinda stuck... I have an XO without ethernet and a now- missing NM... -- [users-admin] Unlock -> "Could not authenticate. An unexpected error has occurred." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194496 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs