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Hello,
I have some questions about network settings:
1- How can I rename a NIC name?
2- What is the difference between interfaces and interfaces.d?
3- If I open the interfaces file and put the new NIC settings in it or create a new file under the interfaces.d directory and then put the new NIC settings in it, then which one is better?
When I started using Linux, most configuration was done using large single files in the /etc directory. Nowadays there is usually a subdirectory of the same name (suffixed with .d) into which you place a number of small files. Programs that read such data will look in both places, but I think that the old single files are increasingly not used any more. They exist only to provide backward compatibility.
When I started using Linux, most configuration was done using large single files in the /etc directory. Nowadays there is usually a subdirectory of the same name (suffixed with .d) into which you place a number of small files. Programs that read such data will look in both places, but I think that the old single files are increasingly not used any more. They exist only to provide backward compatibility.
Hello,
Thank you so much for your reply.
If that's what you say, then why the last version the Debian doesn't create any files in the interfaces.d directory? It uses the interfaces file.
Hello,
Thank you so much for your reply.
If that's what you say, then why the last version the Debian doesn't create any files in the interfaces.d directory? It uses the interfaces file.
because it is how is it implemented. By default that is enough. If you wish you can modify it.
But anyway both the file and the dir is in use (if there is something in it).
It is a common practice, you can find similar solution for apt and for other tools too.
because it is how is it implemented. By default that is enough. If you wish you can modify it.
But anyway both the file and the dir is in use (if there is something in it).
It is a common practice, you can find similar solution for apt and for other tools too.
Hello,
Thank you so much for your reply.
So, Can I use which one I like?
How to rename a NIC?
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Some questions about interfaces and interfaces.d
