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NetworkManager is a suite of programs for configuring network devices on a system. It is widely used by several Linux distributions and can be optionally enabled on NixOS for non-declarative network configuration.
NetworkManager is a suite of programs for configuring network devices on a system. It is widely used by several Linux distributions and can be optionally enabled on [[NixOS]] for non-declarative network configuration. Additionally, it is used by several desktop environments.
 
== Installation ==
NetworkManager can be enabled with the following line:
 
<code> {
  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
} </code>
 
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.

Revision as of 02:34, 2 April 2024

NetworkManager is a suite of programs for configuring network devices on a system. It is widely used by several Linux distributions and can be optionally enabled on NixOS for non-declarative network configuration. Additionally, it is used by several desktop environments.

Installation

NetworkManager can be enabled with the following line:

{

 networking.networkmanager.enable = true;

}

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