Problems with NetworkManager Applet in Debian
 

Hi Everyone

I have downloaded latest version of Debian. It installed perfectly well. I convert it into "Unstable" using instructions from
http://www.lugs.org.sg/pipermail/slu...er/001195.html

But when i run the command apt-get dist-upgrade

then during upgradation process i get the following error

"The NetworkManager applet could not find some required resources. It cannot continue"

So i cannot connect to Internet.

My desktop environment is Gnome.

Any urgent help is highly appreciated.

Regards

network manager is not required to connect to the Internet.. Quite frankly you could uninstall network manager, ensure your /etc/network/interfaces file is correctly configured for your ethernet card and you should be just fine.

userer@it-lenny:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
Personally I find the network-manager application to be annoying. Always telling you the cable is unplugged when you have a static IP address assigned, so usually i just remove it. if I must use a graphical network management application I much prefer wicd.

Thanks a lot for your quick reply.

My /etc/network/interfaces looks like this

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto eth0

I want to mention one important thing that i am running Debian on Vmware Workstation and i connect to the Internet through the LAN(Local Area Network).

Since i got the message "The NetworkManager applet could not find some required resources. It cannot continue"
I am unable to use Network services(e.g Internet) in my Debian Virtual machine.


Once again thanks a lot for your help.

Regards

Like I said I would try removing network-manager, it could be preventing your network from working right now.. you can always re-install network-manager later if you want..

aptitude remove network-manager network-manager-gnome
/etc/init.d/networking restart

remove network-manager
restart network services
try accessing the network..

Thanks a lot

It is working now

Best Regards