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May 23, 2021 at 5:46 pm #59953
stevesr0
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    (Update to initial reply: After installing resolvconf, no cure. Comparing what I have in my two other laptops, the “afflicted” one doesn’t have a /run subdirectory in /etc. I have to scrutinize the differences to try to see what might fix it.)

    Hi Xecure,

    Thanks for reply. Neither resolvconf nor ceni were installed so I am pretty sure it was indeed a net install.

    I saw that I was missing resolvconf and was going to install it when aptitude showed me openresolv. I checked and that program has been around since at least 2010.

    Since both are offered in the repositories, I wondered whether there was an advantage of one over the other.

    Lacking any responses I will go with the resolvconf package.

    From what you (didn’t) say, I assume that I don’t have to configure the resolv.conf file manually; just install and reboot and start the service and it will generate a basic resolv.conf file?

    I WILL have to set up a symbolic link from the newly generated /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf file to /etc/resolv.conf (as mentioned in a number of threads about ceni or connman), yes?

    My second question about whether there may be other packages I need, I will defer until I complete the steps you mentioned.

    Thanks.

    stevesr0

    But, apparently, I have

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