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Debian guy could have saved time by connecting to lan after boot and installing the wifi package directly.
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Or for laptops with no Ethernet, USB-tether a phone.
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I completely forgot there are laptops with no lan port now.
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NOT IN THIS HOUSE THERE AREN'T, YOUNG MAN!
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For some reason, this didn't work on my old phone after installing PixelExperience 11 on it.
There's a third way. Bluetooth. At least you don't need a cable, and you'll save power.For that reason, I usually use Bluetooth instead of Wi-Fi, unless I need higher bandwidth (except during peak hours of network usage, when my connection speed is below 1Mbps anyway).
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Happened to me a few times already that the ethernet drivers are unfree.
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WHAT?! I would have never guessed that. Lan has always seemed to be the one part that’s dependable, no matter what’s booting.
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Last time was the integrated lan card in an MSI motherboard if I remember correctly.
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*shakes fist at heaven*
Damned thou shalt be, Atheros gigabit ethernet chip!
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Or installed Bookworm.
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Guess it depends on hardware, I still had to add the wifi driver for bookworm.
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