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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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[0d7900a] | 7 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-download-http
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[d32b3e1] | 8 | "&gnome-download-http;/NetworkManager/1.0/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;.tar.xz">
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[0d7900a] | 9 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-download-ftp
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[d32b3e1] | 10 | "&gnome-download-ftp;/NetworkManager/1.0/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;.tar.xz">
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[0bce811] | 11 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-md5sum "a8f54460a4708efd840358f32d0968fd">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-size "3.4 MB">
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| 13 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-buildsize "358 MB (with tests)">
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[5aa7dce] | 14 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-time "2.5 SBU (with tests)">
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[e33ddee] | 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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[28370fe] | 23 | </sect1info>
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[e33ddee] | 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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[7ded7e3] | 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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[d6e164b] | 38 | to another: Once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be
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[601a838] | 39 | detected and re-joined automatically the next time it's available.
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[7ded7e3] | 40 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 41 |
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[f35e079] | 42 | &lfs78_checked;
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[e33ddee] | 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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[7ded7e3] | 47 | <para>
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| 48 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&NetworkManager-download-http;"/>
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| 49 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 50 | </listitem>
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| 51 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 52 | <para>
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| 53 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&NetworkManager-download-ftp;"/>
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| 54 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 55 | </listitem>
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| 56 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 57 | <para>
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| 58 | Download MD5 sum: &NetworkManager-md5sum;
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| 59 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 60 | </listitem>
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| 61 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 62 | <para>
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| 63 | Download size: &NetworkManager-size;
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| 64 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 65 | </listitem>
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| 66 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 67 | <para>
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| 68 | Estimated disk space required: &NetworkManager-buildsize;
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| 69 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 70 | </listitem>
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| 71 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 72 | <para>
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| 73 | Estimated build time: &NetworkManager-time;
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| 74 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 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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[d497e89] | 81 | <para role="required">
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| 82 | <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
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[f175d6f6] | 83 | <xref linkend="libgudev"/>,
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[acb3e9f] | 84 | <xref linkend="libndp"/>,
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[f175d6f6] | 85 | <xref linkend="libnl"/>, and
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| 86 | <xref linkend="nss"/>
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[d497e89] | 87 | </para>
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| 88 |
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| 89 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 90 | <para role="recommended">
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| 91 | <xref linkend="consolekit"/>,
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| 92 | <xref linkend="dhcpcd"/> or
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[697cb83f] | 93 | <xref linkend="dhcp"/> (client only),
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[4b3c4b2] | 94 | <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
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[b7d1d2b] | 95 | <xref linkend="iptables"/>,
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[6e1616e2] | 96 | <xref linkend="libsoup"/>,
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[696fed8] | 97 | <xref linkend="newt"/> (for <command>nmtui</command>),
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[6e1616e2] | 98 | <xref linkend="polkit"/>,
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[f3429309] | 99 | <xref linkend="upower"/>,
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[626bb04] | 100 | <xref linkend="vala"/>, and
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| 101 | <xref linkend="wpa_supplicant"/> (built with D-Bus support),
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[d497e89] | 102 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 103 |
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[d0880dfa] | 104 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[d497e89] | 105 | <para role="optional">
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[d4f4107] | 106 | <xref linkend="bluez"/>,
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[d497e89] | 107 | <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/>,
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[acb3e9f] | 108 | <xref linkend="qt4"/>,
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| 109 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/>,
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| 110 | <ulink url="http://libteam.org/">libteam</ulink>, and
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[2cd1071] | 111 | <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/ModemManager/">
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[a7035bb] | 112 | ModemManager</ulink>
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[d497e89] | 113 | </para>
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[d0880dfa] | 114 |
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[e33ddee] | 115 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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[7ded7e3] | 116 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/NetworkManager"/>
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| 117 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 118 | </sect2>
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| 119 |
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| 120 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 121 | <title>Installation of NetworkManager</title>
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| 122 |
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[7ded7e3] | 123 | <para>
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[7c4f32b] | 124 | Install <application>NetworkManager</application> by running the
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| 125 | following commands:
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[7ded7e3] | 126 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 127 |
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[06c6689] | 128 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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| 129 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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[e33ddee] | 130 | --localstatedir=/var \
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[acb3e9f] | 131 | --with-nmtui \
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| 132 | --disable-ppp \
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[92c1c66] | 133 | --with-systemdsystemunitdir=no \
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| 134 | --docdir=/usr/share/doc/network-manager-&NetworkManager-version; &&
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[e33ddee] | 135 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 136 |
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[7ded7e3] | 137 | <para>
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[2884969f] | 138 | An already active graphical session with bus address is necessary to run
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| 139 | the tests. To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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[7ded7e3] | 140 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 141 |
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[7ded7e3] | 142 | <para>
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| 143 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 144 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 145 |
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| 146 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 147 |
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| 148 | </sect2>
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| 149 |
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| 150 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 151 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 152 |
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[7ded7e3] | 153 | <para>
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[acb3e9f] | 154 | <parameter>--with-nmtui</parameter>: This parameter enables build of
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| 155 | <command>nmtui</command>.
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| 156 | </para>
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| 157 |
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| 158 | <para>
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| 159 | <parameter>--with-systemdsystemunitdir=no</parameter>: This parameter is
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| 160 | used for sysv init systems. If you use systemd, replace "no" by the
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| 161 | proper directory.
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| 162 | </para>
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| 163 |
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| 164 | <para>
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| 165 | <parameter>--disable-ppp</parameter>: This parameter disables parameteral
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[6e1616e2] | 166 | <application>PPP</application> support in
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| 167 | <application>NetworkManager</application>.
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[7ded7e3] | 168 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 169 |
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[7ded7e3] | 170 | <para>
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[acb3e9f] | 171 | <option>--enable-gtk-doc</option>: Use this switch if you have installed
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[6e1616e2] | 172 | <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/> and wish to build the API manuals.
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[e33ddee] | 173 | </para>
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[2cd1071] | 174 |
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[d6e164b] | 175 | <para>
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[28370fe] | 176 | <option>--without-iptables</option>: Use this switch if you don't have
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[2cd1071] | 177 | <application>Iptables</application> installed.
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[d6e164b] | 178 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 179 |
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| 180 | </sect2>
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| 181 |
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[d497e89] | 182 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 183 | <title>Configuring NetworkManager</title>
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| 184 |
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| 185 | <sect3 id="NetworkManager-config">
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| 186 | <title>Config Files</title>
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| 187 | <para>
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| 188 | <filename>/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf</filename>
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| 189 | </para>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-config">
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| 192 | <primary
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| 193 | 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
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| 203 | minimal configuration file must be present. Such file is not
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| 204 | installed with <command>make install</command>. Issue following
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| 205 | command as the
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| 206 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to create
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| 207 | minimal <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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[acb3e9f] | 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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[0d7900a] | 220 | </para>
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[d497e89] | 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>Boot Script</title>
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| 226 |
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| 227 | <para>
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| 228 | To automatically start the <command>NetworkManager</command> daemon when the
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| 229 | system is rebooted, install the
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| 230 | <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/networkmanager</filename> bootscript from the
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| 231 | <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.
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| 232 | </para>
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| 233 |
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| 234 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-init">
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| 235 | <primary sortas="f-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
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| 236 | </indexterm>
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| 237 |
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| 238 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install-networkmanager</userinput></screen>
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[2cd1071] | 239 |
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[d497e89] | 240 | </sect3>
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| 241 |
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| 242 | </sect2>
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| 243 |
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[e33ddee] | 244 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 245 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 246 |
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| 247 | <segmentedlist>
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| 248 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 249 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 250 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 251 |
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| 252 | <seglistitem>
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[d497e89] | 253 | <seg>
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[28370fe] | 254 | NetworkManager, nmcli, nm-online, and, hardlinked to each other:
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| 255 | nmtui, nmtui-connect, nmtui-edit, and nmtui-hostname
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[d497e89] | 256 | </seg>
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| 257 | <seg>
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[28370fe] | 258 | libnm-glib.so, libnm-glib-vpn.so, libnm.so, libnm-util.so, and
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[acb3e9f] | 259 | modules under /usr/lib/NetworkManager
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[d497e89] | 260 | </seg>
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| 261 | <seg>
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[5aa7dce] | 262 | /etc/NetworkManager,
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| 263 | /usr/include/{libnm,libnm-glib,NetworkManager},
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| 264 | /usr/lib/NetworkManager,
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| 265 | /usr/share/doc/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;,
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| 266 | /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/{libnm,libnm-glib,libnm-util,NetworkManager},
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| 267 | and
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| 268 | /var/{lib,run}/NetworkManager
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[d497e89] | 269 | </seg>
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[e33ddee] | 270 | </seglistitem>
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| 271 | </segmentedlist>
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| 272 |
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| 273 | <variablelist>
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| 274 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 275 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 276 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 277 |
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[d497e89] | 278 | <varlistentry id="nmcli">
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| 279 | <term><command>nmcli</command></term>
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[e33ddee] | 280 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 281 | <para>
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| 282 | is a command-line tool for controlling
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[0d7900a] | 283 | <application>NetworkManager</application>
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[7ded7e3] | 284 | and getting its status.
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| 285 | </para>
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[d497e89] | 286 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmcli">
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| 287 | <primary sortas="b-nmcli">nmcli</primary>
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[e33ddee] | 288 | </indexterm>
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| 289 | </listitem>
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| 290 | </varlistentry>
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| 291 |
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| 292 | <varlistentry id="nm-online">
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| 293 | <term><command>nm-online</command></term>
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| 294 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 295 | <para>
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| 296 | is a utility to find out whether you are online.
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| 297 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 298 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-online">
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| 299 | <primary sortas="b-nm-online">nm-online</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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[acb3e9f] | 304 | <varlistentry id="nmtui">
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| 305 | <term><command>nmtui</command></term>
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| 306 | <listitem>
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| 307 | <para>
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| 308 | interactive ncurses based interface for
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| 309 | <application>nmcli</application>.
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| 310 | </para>
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| 311 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui">
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| 312 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui">nmtui</primary>
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| 313 | </indexterm>
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| 314 | </listitem>
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| 315 | </varlistentry>
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| 316 |
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| 317 | <varlistentry id="nmtui-connect">
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| 318 | <term><command>nmtui-connect</command></term>
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| 319 | <listitem>
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| 320 | <para>
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| 321 | interactive ncurses based interface connection activate/deactivate.
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| 322 | </para>
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| 323 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui-connect">
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| 324 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui-connect">nmtui-connect</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-edit">
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| 330 | <term><command>nmtui-edit</command></term>
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| 331 | <listitem>
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| 332 | <para>
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| 333 | interactive ncurses based interface connection editor.
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| 334 | </para>
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| 335 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui-edit">
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| 336 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui-edit">nmtui-edit</primary>
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| 337 | </indexterm>
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| 338 | </listitem>
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| 339 | </varlistentry>
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| 340 |
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| 341 | <varlistentry id="nmtui-hostname">
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| 342 | <term><command>nmtui-hostname</command></term>
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[e33ddee] | 343 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 344 | <para>
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[acb3e9f] | 345 | interactive ncurses based interface hostname editor.
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[7ded7e3] | 346 | </para>
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[acb3e9f] | 347 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmtui-hostname">
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| 348 | <primary sortas="b-nmtui-hostname">nmtui-hostname</primary>
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[e33ddee] | 349 | </indexterm>
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| 350 | </listitem>
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| 351 | </varlistentry>
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| 352 |
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[d497e89] | 353 | <varlistentry id="NetworkManager-prog">
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| 354 | <term><command>NetworkManager</command></term>
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[e33ddee] | 355 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 356 | <para>
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| 357 | is the network management daemon.
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| 358 | </para>
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[d497e89] | 359 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-prog">
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[7ded7e3] | 360 | <primary sortas="b-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
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[e33ddee] | 361 | </indexterm>
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| 362 | </listitem>
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| 363 | </varlistentry>
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| 364 |
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[d497e89] | 365 | <varlistentry id="libnm-glib">
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[6e1616e2] | 366 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnm-glib.so</filename></term>
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[e33ddee] | 367 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 368 | <para>
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| 369 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>.
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| 370 | </para>
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[d497e89] | 371 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib">
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| 372 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib">libnm-glib.so</primary>
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[e33ddee] | 373 | </indexterm>
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| 374 | </listitem>
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| 375 | </varlistentry>
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| 376 |
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[d497e89] | 377 | <varlistentry id="libnm-glib-vpn">
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[6e1616e2] | 378 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnm-glib-vpn.so</filename></term>
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[e33ddee] | 379 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 380 | <para>
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| 381 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>
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| 382 | VPN plugins.
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| 383 | </para>
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[d497e89] | 384 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib-vpn">
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| 385 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib-vpn">libnm-glib-vpn.so</primary>
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[e33ddee] | 386 | </indexterm>
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| 387 | </listitem>
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| 388 | </varlistentry>
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| 389 |
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| 390 | <varlistentry id="libnm-util">
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[6e1616e2] | 391 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnm-util.so</filename></term>
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[e33ddee] | 392 | <listitem>
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[7ded7e3] | 393 | <para>
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| 394 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>
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| 395 | utils.
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| 396 | </para>
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[e33ddee] | 397 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-util">
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| 398 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-util">libnm-util.so</primary>
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| 399 | </indexterm>
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| 400 | </listitem>
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| 401 | </varlistentry>
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| 402 |
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| 403 | </variablelist>
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| 404 |
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| 405 | </sect2>
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| 406 |
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| 407 | </sect1>
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