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NetworkManager is a program for configuring network devices on Linux. It is widely used by several Linux distributions and ~~can be optionally enabled on~~ [[NixOS]] ~~for~~ non-declarative network configuration~~. It also~~ tends to be the default for many desktop environments, such as [[GNOME]] or [[KDE|KDE Plasma]].

NetworkManager is a program for configuring network devices on Linux. It is widely used by several Linux distributions and recommended for new [[NixOS]] installs. It provides non-declarative, interactive network configuration and tends to be the default for many desktop environments, such as [[GNOME]] or [[KDE|KDE Plasma]].

== Installation ==

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</syntaxhighlight>In order to allow access to the NetworkManager daemon and be able to configure and add new networks, the user must be added to the <code>networkmanager</code> group. This can be done through the <code>extraGroups</code> option for a defined user:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">

users.users.<name>.extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" ];

</syntaxhighlight>By default, NetworkManager comes with <code>nmcli</code> and <code>nmtui</code> as user interfaces, however, a GTK interface called <code>nm-connection-editor</code> can be found in the <code>~~nm-applet~~</code> package.

</syntaxhighlight>By default, NetworkManager comes with <code>nmcli</code> and <code>nmtui</code> as user interfaces, however, a GTK interface called <code>nm-connection-editor</code> can be found in the <code>networkmanagerapplet</code> package.

== Usage ==

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== Configuration ==

The NixOS modules offer additional configurations that can be setup very easily.

The NixOS modules offer additional configurations that can be setup very easily. For a full list of module options, refer to {{nixos:option|networking.networkmanager}}.

=== DNS Management ===

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networking.networkmanager.wifi.powersave = true;

</syntaxhighlight>Please see [[Power Management]] for more tips relating to power-saving tips and tricks for NixOS.

=== Link aggregation ===

See [[Networking#Link aggregation]].

[[Category:Networking]]

[[Category:Desktop]]

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-NetworkManager is a program for configuring network devices on Linux. It is widely used by several Linux distributions and can be optionally enabled on [[NixOS]] for non-declarative network configuration. It also tends to be the default for many desktop environments, such as [[GNOME]] or [[KDE|KDE Plasma]].
+NetworkManager is a program for configuring network devices on Linux. It is widely used by several Linux distributions and recommended for new [[NixOS]] installs. It provides non-declarative, interactive network configuration and tends to be the default for many desktop environments, such as [[GNOME]] or [[KDE|KDE Plasma]].
 == Installation ==
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 </syntaxhighlight>In order to allow access to the NetworkManager daemon and be able to configure and add new networks, the user must be added to the <code>networkmanager</code> group. This can be done through the <code>extraGroups</code> option for a defined user:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
 users.users.<name>.extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" ];
-</syntaxhighlight>By default, NetworkManager comes with <code>nmcli</code> and <code>nmtui</code> as user interfaces, however, a GTK interface called <code>nm-connection-editor</code> can be found in the <code>nm-applet</code> package.
+</syntaxhighlight>By default, NetworkManager comes with <code>nmcli</code> and <code>nmtui</code> as user interfaces, however, a GTK interface called <code>nm-connection-editor</code> can be found in the <code>networkmanagerapplet</code> package.
 == Usage ==
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 == Configuration ==
-The NixOS modules offer additional configurations that can be setup very easily.
+The NixOS modules offer additional configurations that can be setup very easily. For a full list of module options, refer to {{nixos:option|networking.networkmanager}}.
 === DNS Management ===
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 networking.networkmanager.wifi.powersave = true;
 </syntaxhighlight>Please see [[Power Management]] for more tips relating to power-saving tips and tricks for NixOS.
+=== Link aggregation ===
+See [[Networking#Link aggregation]].
 [[Category:Networking]]
 [[Category:Desktop]]