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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-download-http
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8 | "&gnome-download-http;/NetworkManager/0.9/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;.tar.xz">
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9 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-download-ftp
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10 | "&gnome-download-ftp;/NetworkManager/0.9/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;.tar.xz">
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11 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-md5sum "21b9051dbbd6434df4624a90ca9d71b6">
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12 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-size "2.5 MB">
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13 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-buildsize "127 MB (additional 10 MB for the tests)">
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14 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-time "1.5 SBU">
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15 | ]>
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16 |
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17 | <sect1 id="NetworkManager" xreflabel="NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;">
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18 | <?dbhtml filename="networkmanager.html"?>
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19 |
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20 | <sect1info>
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21 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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22 | <date>$Date$</date>
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23 | </sect1info>
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24 |
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25 | <title>NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;</title>
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26 |
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27 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager">
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28 | <primary sortas="a-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
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29 | </indexterm>
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30 |
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31 | <sect2 role="package">
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32 | <title>Introduction to NetworkManager</title>
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33 |
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34 | <para>
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35 | <application>NetworkManager</application> is a set of co-operative
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36 | tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi, wired,
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37 | 3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from one network
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38 | to another: Once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be
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39 | detected and re-joined automatically the next time it's available.
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40 | </para>
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41 |
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42 | &lfs75_checked;
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43 |
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44 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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45 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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46 | <listitem>
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47 | <para>
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48 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&NetworkManager-download-http;"/>
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49 | </para>
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50 | </listitem>
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>
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53 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&NetworkManager-download-ftp;"/>
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54 | </para>
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55 | </listitem>
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56 | <listitem>
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57 | <para>
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58 | Download MD5 sum: &NetworkManager-md5sum;
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59 | </para>
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60 | </listitem>
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61 | <listitem>
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62 | <para>
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63 | Download size: &NetworkManager-size;
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64 | </para>
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65 | </listitem>
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66 | <listitem>
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67 | <para>
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68 | Estimated disk space required: &NetworkManager-buildsize;
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69 | </para>
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70 | </listitem>
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71 | <listitem>
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72 | <para>
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73 | Estimated build time: &NetworkManager-time;
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74 | </para>
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75 | </listitem>
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76 | </itemizedlist>
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77 |
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78 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">NetworkManager Dependencies</bridgehead>
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79 |
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80 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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81 | <para role="required">
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82 | <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
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83 | <xref linkend="libndp"/>,
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84 | <xref linkend="libnl"/>,
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85 | <xref linkend="nss"/>,
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86 | (or <xref linkend="gnutls"/>), and
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87 | <xref linkend="systemd"/> (for GUdev and Logind)
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88 | </para>
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89 |
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90 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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91 | <para role="recommended">
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92 | <xref linkend="dhcpcd"/> or
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93 | <xref linkend="dhcp"/> (client only),
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94 | <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
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95 | <xref linkend="iptables"/>,
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96 | <xref linkend="libsoup"/>,
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97 | <xref linkend="newt"/> (for <command>nmtui</command>),
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98 | <xref linkend="polkit"/>, and
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99 | <xref linkend="vala"/>
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100 | </para>
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101 |
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102 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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103 | <para role="optional">
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104 | <xref linkend="bluez"/> (runtime),
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105 | <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/>,
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106 | <xref linkend="ModemManager"/>,
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107 | <xref linkend="qt4"/>,
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108 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/>,
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109 | <xref linkend="wpa_supplicant"/> (built with D-Bus support), and
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110 | <ulink url="http://libteam.org/">libteam</ulink>
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111 | </para>
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112 |
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113 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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114 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/NetworkManager"/>
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115 | </para>
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116 | </sect2>
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117 |
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118 | <sect2 role="installation">
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119 | <title>Installation of NetworkManager</title>
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120 |
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121 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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122 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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123 | --localstatedir=/var \
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124 | --disable-ppp \
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125 | --with-nmtui \
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126 | --with-session-tracking=systemd \
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127 | --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system &&
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128 | make</userinput></screen>
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129 |
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130 | <para>
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131 | An already active graphical session with bus address is necessary to run
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132 | the tests. To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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133 | </para>
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134 |
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135 | <para>
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136 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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137 | </para>
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138 |
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139 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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140 |
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141 | </sect2>
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142 |
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143 | <sect2 role="commands">
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144 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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145 |
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146 | <para>
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147 | <parameter>--disable-ppp</parameter>: This switch disables
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148 | <application>PPP</application> support in
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149 | <application>NetworkManager</application> because
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150 | <application>PPP</application> isn't part of BLFS.
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151 | </para>
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152 |
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153 | <para>
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154 | <parameter>--with-nmtui</parameter>: This switch enables building
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155 | of the <command>nmtui</command> program. Remove it if you have
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156 | not installed <xref linkend="newt"/>.
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157 | </para>
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158 |
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159 | <para>
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160 | <parameter>--with-session-tracking=systemd</parameter>: This switch
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161 | is used to set <command>systemd-logind</command> as the default
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162 | program for session tracking.
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163 | </para>
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164 |
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165 | <para>
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166 | <parameter>--with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system</parameter>:
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167 | This switch is used to set the correct installation directory for
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168 | systemd units.
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169 | </para>
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170 |
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171 | <para>
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172 | <option>--enable-gtk-doc</option>: Use this switch if you have installed
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173 | <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/> and wish to build the API manuals.
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174 | </para>
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175 |
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176 | <para>
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177 | <option>--without-iptables</option>: Use this switch if you don't have
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178 | <application>Iptables</application> installed.
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179 | </para>
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180 |
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181 | </sect2>
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182 |
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183 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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184 | <title>Configuring NetworkManager</title>
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185 |
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186 | <sect3 id="NetworkManager-config">
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187 | <title>Config Files</title>
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188 | <para>
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189 | <filename>/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf</filename>
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190 | </para>
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191 |
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192 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-config">
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193 | <primary sortas="e-etc-NetworkManager-NetworkManager.conf">
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194 | /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf</primary>
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195 | </indexterm>
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196 |
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197 | </sect3>
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198 |
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199 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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200 |
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201 | <para>
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202 | For <application>NetworkManager</application> to work, at least a
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203 | basic configuration file must be present. Such file is not
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204 | installed with <command>make install</command>. Run the following
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205 | command as the
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206 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to create a
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207 | basic <filename>NetworkManager.conf</filename> file:
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208 | </para>
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209 |
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210 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf << "EOF"
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211 | <literal>[main]
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212 | plugins=keyfile</literal>
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213 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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214 |
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215 | <para>
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216 | You can add <option>dns=none</option> to suppress changes to
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217 | <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>. See
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218 | <command>man 5 NetworkManager.conf</command>
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219 | for any additional options.
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220 | </para>
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221 |
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222 | </sect3>
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223 |
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224 | <sect3 id="NetworkManager-init">
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225 | <title>Systemd Units</title>
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226 |
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227 | <para>
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228 | To start the <command>NetworkManager</command> daemon at boot, enable
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229 | the previously installed systemd unit by running the following command
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230 | as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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231 | </para>
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232 |
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233 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-init">
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234 | <primary sortas="f-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
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235 | </indexterm>
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236 |
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237 | <screen role="root"><userinput>systemctl enable NetworkManager</userinput></screen>
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238 |
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239 | <para>
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240 | <application>NetworkManager</application> also ships a systemd unit
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241 | called <filename>NetworkManager-wait-online.service</filename> which
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242 | can be used to prevent services that require network connectivity
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243 | from starting until <application>NetworkManager</application> has
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244 | established the connection. To enable it, run the following command
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245 | as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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246 | </para>
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247 |
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248 | <screen role="root"><userinput>systemctl enable NetworkManager-wait-online</userinput></screen>
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249 |
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250 | </sect3>
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251 |
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252 | </sect2>
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253 |
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254 | <sect2 role="content">
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255 | <title>Contents</title>
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256 |
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257 | <segmentedlist>
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258 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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259 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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260 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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261 |
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262 | <seglistitem>
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263 | <seg>
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264 | NetworkManager, nm-online, nmcli, nmtui, nmtui-connect,
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265 | nmtui-edit, and nmtui-hostname
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266 | </seg>
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267 | <seg>
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268 | libnm-glib.so, libnm-glib-vpn.so, and libnm-util.so
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269 | </seg>
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270 | <seg>
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271 | /etc/NetworkManager,
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272 | /usr/include/libnm-glib,
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273 | /usr/include/NetworkManager,
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274 | /usr/lib/NetworkManager,
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275 | /usr/share/doc/NetworkManager,
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276 | /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libnm-glib,
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277 | /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libnm-util,
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278 | /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/NetworkManager,
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279 | /var/lib/NetworkManager, and
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280 | /var/run/NetworkManager
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281 | </seg>
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282 | </seglistitem>
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283 | </segmentedlist>
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284 |
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285 | <variablelist>
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286 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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287 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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288 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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289 |
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290 | <varlistentry id="nmcli">
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291 | <term><command>nmcli</command></term>
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292 | <listitem>
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293 | <para>
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294 | is a command-line tool for controlling
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295 | <application>NetworkManager</application>
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296 | and getting its status.
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297 | </para>
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298 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmcli">
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299 | <primary sortas="b-nmcli">nmcli</primary>
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300 | </indexterm>
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301 | </listitem>
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302 | </varlistentry>
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303 |
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304 | <varlistentry id="nm-online">
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305 | <term><command>nm-online</command></term>
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306 | <listitem>
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307 | <para>
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308 | is a utility to find out whether you are online.
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309 | </para>
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310 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-online">
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311 | <primary sortas="b-nm-online">nm-online</primary>
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312 | </indexterm>
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313 | </listitem>
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314 | </varlistentry>
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315 |
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316 | <varlistentry id="nmtui">
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317 | <term><command>nmtui</command></term>
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318 | <listitem>
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319 | <para>
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320 | is an interactive ncurses based interface for
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321 | <application>nmcli</application>.
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322 | </para>
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323 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui">
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324 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui">nmtui</primary>
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325 | </indexterm>
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326 | </listitem>
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327 | </varlistentry>
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328 |
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329 | <varlistentry id="nmtui-connect">
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330 | <term><command>nmtui-connect</command></term>
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331 | <listitem>
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332 | <para>
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333 | is an interactive ncurses based interface connection
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334 | activate/deactivate.
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335 | </para>
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336 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui-connect">
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337 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui-connect">nmtui-connect</primary>
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338 | </indexterm>
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339 | </listitem>
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340 | </varlistentry>
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341 |
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342 | <varlistentry id="nmtui-edit">
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343 | <term><command>nmtui-edit</command></term>
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344 | <listitem>
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345 | <para>
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346 | is an interactive ncurses based interface connection
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347 | editor.
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348 | </para>
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349 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui-edit">
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350 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui-edit">nmtui-edit</primary>
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351 | </indexterm>
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352 | </listitem>
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353 | </varlistentry>
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354 |
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355 | <varlistentry id="nmtui-hostname">
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356 | <term><command>nmtui-hostname</command></term>
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357 | <listitem>
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358 | <para>
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359 | is an interactive ncurses based interface hostname
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360 | editor.
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361 | </para>
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362 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui-hostname">
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363 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui-hostname">nmtui-hostname</primary>
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364 | </indexterm>
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365 | </listitem>
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366 | </varlistentry>
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367 |
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368 | <varlistentry id="NetworkManager-prog">
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369 | <term><command>NetworkManager</command></term>
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370 | <listitem>
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371 | <para>
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372 | is the network management daemon.
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373 | </para>
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374 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-prog">
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375 | <primary sortas="b-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
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376 | </indexterm>
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377 | </listitem>
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378 | </varlistentry>
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379 |
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380 | <varlistentry id="libnm-glib">
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381 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnm-glib.so</filename></term>
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382 | <listitem>
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383 | <para>
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384 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>.
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385 | </para>
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386 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib">
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387 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib">libnm-glib.so</primary>
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388 | </indexterm>
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389 | </listitem>
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390 | </varlistentry>
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391 |
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392 | <varlistentry id="libnm-glib-vpn">
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393 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnm-glib-vpn.so</filename></term>
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394 | <listitem>
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395 | <para>
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396 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>
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397 | VPN plugins.
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398 | </para>
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399 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib-vpn">
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400 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib-vpn">libnm-glib-vpn.so</primary>
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401 | </indexterm>
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402 | </listitem>
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403 | </varlistentry>
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404 |
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405 | <varlistentry id="libnm-util">
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406 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnm-util.so</filename></term>
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407 | <listitem>
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408 | <para>
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409 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>
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410 | utils.
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411 | </para>
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412 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-util">
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413 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-util">libnm-util.so</primary>
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414 | </indexterm>
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415 | </listitem>
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416 | </varlistentry>
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417 |
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418 | </variablelist>
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419 |
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420 | </sect2>
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421 |
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422 | </sect1>
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