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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 | <note>
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| 45 | <para>
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| 46 | Make sure you disable <command>systemd-networkd</command> service
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| 47 | or make it not configure the connections you want to manage with
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| 48 | <application>NetworkManager</application>.
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| 49 | </para>
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| 50 | </note>
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| 51 |
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| 52 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 53 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 54 | <listitem>
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| 55 | <para>
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| 56 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&NetworkManager-download-http;"/>
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| 57 | </para>
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| 58 | </listitem>
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| 59 | <listitem>
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| 60 | <para>
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| 61 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&NetworkManager-download-ftp;"/>
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| 62 | </para>
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| 63 | </listitem>
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| 64 | <listitem>
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| 65 | <para>
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| 66 | Download MD5 sum: &NetworkManager-md5sum;
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| 67 | </para>
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| 68 | </listitem>
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| 69 | <listitem>
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| 70 | <para>
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| 71 | Download size: &NetworkManager-size;
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| 72 | </para>
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| 73 | </listitem>
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| 74 | <listitem>
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| 75 | <para>
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| 76 | Estimated disk space required: &NetworkManager-buildsize;
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| 77 | </para>
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| 78 | </listitem>
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| 79 | <listitem>
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| 80 | <para>
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| 81 | Estimated build time: &NetworkManager-time;
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| 82 | </para>
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| 83 | </listitem>
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| 84 | </itemizedlist>
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| 85 |
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| 86 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">NetworkManager Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 87 |
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| 88 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 89 | <para role="required">
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| 90 | <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
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| 91 | <xref linkend="libndp"/>,
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| 92 | <xref linkend="libnl"/>,
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| 93 | <xref linkend="nss"/>,
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| 94 | (or <xref linkend="gnutls"/>), and
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| 95 | <xref linkend="systemd"/> (for GUdev and Logind)
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| 96 | </para>
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| 97 |
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| 98 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 99 | <para role="recommended">
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| 100 | <xref linkend="dhcpcd"/> or
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| 101 | <xref linkend="dhcp"/> (client only),
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| 102 | <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
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| 103 | <xref linkend="iptables"/>,
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| 104 | <xref linkend="libsoup"/>,
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| 105 | <xref linkend="newt"/> (for <command>nmtui</command>),
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| 106 | <xref linkend="polkit"/>, and
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| 107 | <xref linkend="vala"/>
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| 108 | </para>
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| 109 |
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| 110 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 111 | <para role="optional">
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| 112 | <xref linkend="bluez"/> (runtime),
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| 113 | <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/>,
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| 114 | <xref linkend="ModemManager"/>,
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| 115 | <xref linkend="qt4"/>,
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| 116 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/>,
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| 117 | <xref linkend="wpa_supplicant"/> (built with D-Bus support), and
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| 118 | <ulink url="http://libteam.org/">libteam</ulink>
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| 119 | </para>
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| 120 |
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| 121 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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| 122 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/NetworkManager"/>
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| 123 | </para>
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| 124 | </sect2>
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| 125 |
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| 126 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 127 | <title>Installation of NetworkManager</title>
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| 128 |
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| 129 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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| 130 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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| 131 | --localstatedir=/var \
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| 132 | --disable-ppp \
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| 133 | --with-nmtui \
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| 134 | --with-session-tracking=systemd \
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| 135 | --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system &&
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| 136 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 137 |
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| 138 | <para>
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| 139 | An already active graphical session with bus address is necessary to run
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| 140 | the tests. To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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| 141 | </para>
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| 142 |
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| 143 | <para>
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| 144 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 145 | </para>
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| 146 |
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| 147 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 148 |
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| 149 | </sect2>
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| 150 |
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| 151 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 152 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 153 |
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| 154 | <para>
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| 155 | <parameter>--disable-ppp</parameter>: This switch disables
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| 156 | <application>PPP</application> support in
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| 157 | <application>NetworkManager</application> because
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| 158 | <application>PPP</application> isn't part of BLFS.
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| 159 | </para>
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| 160 |
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| 161 | <para>
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| 162 | <parameter>--with-nmtui</parameter>: This switch enables building
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| 163 | of the <command>nmtui</command> program. Remove it if you have
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| 164 | not installed <xref linkend="newt"/>.
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| 165 | </para>
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| 166 |
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| 167 | <para>
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| 168 | <parameter>--with-session-tracking=systemd</parameter>: This switch
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| 169 | is used to set <command>systemd-logind</command> as the default
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| 170 | program for session tracking.
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| 171 | </para>
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| 172 |
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| 173 | <para>
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| 174 | <parameter>--with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system</parameter>:
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| 175 | This switch is used to set the correct installation directory for
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| 176 | systemd units.
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| 177 | </para>
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| 178 |
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| 179 | <para>
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| 180 | <option>--enable-gtk-doc</option>: Use this switch if you have installed
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| 181 | <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/> and wish to build the API manuals.
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| 182 | </para>
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| 183 |
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| 184 | <para>
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| 185 | <option>--without-iptables</option>: Use this switch if you don't have
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| 186 | <application>Iptables</application> installed.
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| 187 | </para>
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| 188 |
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| 189 | </sect2>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 192 | <title>Configuring NetworkManager</title>
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| 193 |
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| 194 | <sect3 id="NetworkManager-config">
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| 195 | <title>Config Files</title>
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| 196 | <para>
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| 197 | <filename>/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf</filename>
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| 198 | </para>
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| 199 |
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| 200 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-config">
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| 201 | <primary sortas="e-etc-NetworkManager-NetworkManager.conf">
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| 202 | /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf</primary>
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| 203 | </indexterm>
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| 204 |
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| 205 | </sect3>
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| 206 |
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| 207 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 208 |
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| 209 | <para>
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| 210 | For <application>NetworkManager</application> to work, at least a
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| 211 | basic configuration file must be present. Such file is not
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| 212 | installed with <command>make install</command>. Run the following
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| 213 | command as the
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| 214 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to create a
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| 215 | basic <filename>NetworkManager.conf</filename> file:
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| 216 | </para>
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| 217 |
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| 218 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf << "EOF"
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| 219 | <literal>[main]
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| 220 | plugins=keyfile</literal>
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| 221 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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| 222 |
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| 223 | <para>
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| 224 | You can add <option>dns=none</option> to suppress changes to
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| 225 | <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>. See
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| 226 | <command>man 5 NetworkManager.conf</command>
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| 227 | for any additional options.
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| 228 | </para>
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| 229 |
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| 230 | </sect3>
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| 231 |
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| 232 | <sect3 id="NetworkManager-init">
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| 233 | <title>Systemd Units</title>
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| 234 |
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| 235 | <para>
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| 236 | To start the <command>NetworkManager</command> daemon at boot, enable
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| 237 | the previously installed systemd unit by running the following command
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| 238 | as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 239 | </para>
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| 240 |
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| 241 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-init">
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| 242 | <primary sortas="f-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
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| 243 | </indexterm>
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| 244 |
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| 245 | <screen role="root"><userinput>systemctl enable NetworkManager</userinput></screen>
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| 246 |
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| 247 | <para>
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| 248 | <application>NetworkManager</application> also ships a systemd unit
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| 249 | called <filename>NetworkManager-wait-online.service</filename> which
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| 250 | can be used to prevent services that require network connectivity
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| 251 | from starting until <application>NetworkManager</application> has
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| 252 | established the connection. To enable it, run the following command
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| 253 | as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 254 | </para>
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| 255 |
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| 256 | <screen role="root"><userinput>systemctl enable NetworkManager-wait-online</userinput></screen>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | </sect3>
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| 259 |
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| 260 | </sect2>
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| 261 |
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| 262 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 263 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 264 |
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| 265 | <segmentedlist>
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| 266 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 267 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 268 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 269 |
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| 270 | <seglistitem>
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| 271 | <seg>
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| 272 | NetworkManager, nm-online, nmcli, nmtui, nmtui-connect,
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| 273 | nmtui-edit, and nmtui-hostname
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| 274 | </seg>
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| 275 | <seg>
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| 276 | libnm-glib.so, libnm-glib-vpn.so, and libnm-util.so
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| 277 | </seg>
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| 278 | <seg>
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| 279 | /etc/NetworkManager,
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| 280 | /usr/include/libnm-glib,
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| 281 | /usr/include/NetworkManager,
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| 282 | /usr/lib/NetworkManager,
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| 283 | /usr/share/doc/NetworkManager,
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| 284 | /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libnm-glib,
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| 285 | /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libnm-util,
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| 286 | /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/NetworkManager,
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| 287 | /var/lib/NetworkManager, and
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| 288 | /var/run/NetworkManager
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| 289 | </seg>
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| 290 | </seglistitem>
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| 291 | </segmentedlist>
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| 292 |
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| 293 | <variablelist>
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| 294 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 295 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 296 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 297 |
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| 298 | <varlistentry id="nmcli">
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| 299 | <term><command>nmcli</command></term>
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| 300 | <listitem>
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| 301 | <para>
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| 302 | is a command-line tool for controlling
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| 303 | <application>NetworkManager</application>
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| 304 | and getting its status.
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| 305 | </para>
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| 306 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmcli">
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| 307 | <primary sortas="b-nmcli">nmcli</primary>
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| 308 | </indexterm>
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| 309 | </listitem>
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| 310 | </varlistentry>
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| 311 |
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| 312 | <varlistentry id="nm-online">
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| 313 | <term><command>nm-online</command></term>
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| 314 | <listitem>
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| 315 | <para>
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| 316 | is a utility to find out whether you are online.
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| 317 | </para>
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| 318 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-online">
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| 319 | <primary sortas="b-nm-online">nm-online</primary>
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| 320 | </indexterm>
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| 321 | </listitem>
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| 322 | </varlistentry>
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| 323 |
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| 324 | <varlistentry id="nmtui">
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| 325 | <term><command>nmtui</command></term>
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| 326 | <listitem>
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| 327 | <para>
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| 328 | is an interactive ncurses based interface for
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| 329 | <application>nmcli</application>.
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| 330 | </para>
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| 331 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui">
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| 332 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui">nmtui</primary>
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| 333 | </indexterm>
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| 334 | </listitem>
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| 335 | </varlistentry>
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| 336 |
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| 337 | <varlistentry id="nmtui-connect">
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| 338 | <term><command>nmtui-connect</command></term>
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| 339 | <listitem>
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| 340 | <para>
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| 341 | is an interactive ncurses based interface connection
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| 342 | activate/deactivate.
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| 343 | </para>
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| 344 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui-connect">
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| 345 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui-connect">nmtui-connect</primary>
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| 346 | </indexterm>
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| 347 | </listitem>
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| 348 | </varlistentry>
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| 349 |
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| 350 | <varlistentry id="nmtui-edit">
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| 351 | <term><command>nmtui-edit</command></term>
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| 352 | <listitem>
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| 353 | <para>
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| 354 | is an interactive ncurses based interface connection
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| 355 | editor.
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| 356 | </para>
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| 357 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui-edit">
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| 358 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui-edit">nmtui-edit</primary>
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| 359 | </indexterm>
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| 360 | </listitem>
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| 361 | </varlistentry>
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| 362 |
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| 363 | <varlistentry id="nmtui-hostname">
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| 364 | <term><command>nmtui-hostname</command></term>
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| 365 | <listitem>
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| 366 | <para>
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| 367 | is an interactive ncurses based interface hostname
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| 368 | editor.
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| 369 | </para>
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| 370 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui-hostname">
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| 371 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui-hostname">nmtui-hostname</primary>
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| 372 | </indexterm>
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| 373 | </listitem>
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| 374 | </varlistentry>
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| 375 |
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| 376 | <varlistentry id="NetworkManager-prog">
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| 377 | <term><command>NetworkManager</command></term>
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| 378 | <listitem>
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| 379 | <para>
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| 380 | is the network management daemon.
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| 381 | </para>
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| 382 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-prog">
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| 383 | <primary sortas="b-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
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| 384 | </indexterm>
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| 385 | </listitem>
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| 386 | </varlistentry>
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| 387 |
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| 388 | <varlistentry id="libnm-glib">
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| 389 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnm-glib.so</filename></term>
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| 390 | <listitem>
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| 391 | <para>
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| 392 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>.
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| 393 | </para>
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| 394 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib">
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| 395 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib">libnm-glib.so</primary>
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| 396 | </indexterm>
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| 397 | </listitem>
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| 398 | </varlistentry>
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| 399 |
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| 400 | <varlistentry id="libnm-glib-vpn">
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| 401 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnm-glib-vpn.so</filename></term>
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| 402 | <listitem>
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| 403 | <para>
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| 404 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>
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| 405 | VPN plugins.
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| 406 | </para>
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| 407 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib-vpn">
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| 408 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib-vpn">libnm-glib-vpn.so</primary>
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| 409 | </indexterm>
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| 410 | </listitem>
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| 411 | </varlistentry>
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| 412 |
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| 413 | <varlistentry id="libnm-util">
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| 414 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnm-util.so</filename></term>
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| 415 | <listitem>
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| 416 | <para>
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| 417 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>
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| 418 | utils.
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| 419 | </para>
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| 420 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-util">
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| 421 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-util">libnm-util.so</primary>
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| 422 | </indexterm>
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| 423 | </listitem>
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| 424 | </varlistentry>
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| 425 |
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| 426 | </variablelist>
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| 427 |
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| 428 | </sect2>
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| 429 |
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| 430 | </sect1>
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