'solved' debian 9 installation problems

[kanliot]

Was using a clean install of debian 9 on a Acer 5630 laptop, was very happy to start, seemed to be running faster than it was.

Eventually I started getting kicked off the WIFI inconsistently with this kernel message: deauthenticating from by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING) .

Not a surprising bug, as you have to test every NIC with every router. Still, it used to work, and getting kicked off 10 times per hour while you 'work' is a hell of a bug.

Also annoying is how the clipboard wouldn't work if you opened new windows. And Weird screen flashing, Also a lack of documentation for setting up .profile, which wasn't getting run.

So, I fixed all three things. When researching the wireless problem, someone mentioned that the cinnamon desktop had the correct file permissions (weird i no). So I just installed mint. I hate everything about it, but my WIFI is fine now.

Cheers,
k. anliot

[stevepusser]

If you wanted to solve it in Debian, you could have tried updating the driver. Usually, that can be done by updating the kernel from stretch-backports or another compatible repository. "Solving" it by dumping Debian makes you sound like a troll.

[kanliot]

you use the words solve and try in the same sentence. Like trying your little tip is going to replace hours spent researching the issue