source: networking/netutils/networkmanager.xml@ 112fefc

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY NetworkManager-download-http "&gnome-download-http;/NetworkManager/0.9/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY NetworkManager-download-ftp  "&gnome-download-ftp;/NetworkManager/0.9/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY NetworkManager-md5sum        "d7dce01e97758253bc4ed81d7b86045f">
  <!ENTITY NetworkManager-size          "1.7 MB">
  <!ENTITY NetworkManager-buildsize     "51 MB">
  <!ENTITY NetworkManager-time          "1.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="NetworkManager" xreflabel="NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="networkmanager.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="NetworkManager">
    <primary sortas="a-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to NetworkManager</title>

    <para><application>NetworkManager</application> is a set of co-operative
    tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi, wired,
    3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from one network
    to another: once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be
    detected and re-joined automatically the next time its available.</para>

    &lfs70_built;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&NetworkManager-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&NetworkManager-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &NetworkManager-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &NetworkManager-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &NetworkManager-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &NetworkManager-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
      <listitem>
        <para>Required Patch: <ulink
        url="&patch-root;/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;-lfs-2.patch"/></para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">NetworkManager Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="libnl"/>,
    <xref linkend="glib2"/>,
    <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
    <xref linkend="libgcrypt"/>,
    <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/>,
    <xref linkend="polkit"/>,
    <xref linkend="udev"/>,
    <xref linkend="gnutls"/>,
    <xref linkend="iptables"/>, and
    <xref linkend="wireless_tools"/></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="dhcpcd"/>
    or <xref linkend="dhcp-client"/> are needed at runtime if you intend to use
    this package to control your network connection :
    <application>NetworkManager</application> will be invoked automatically by a
    <application>GNOME</application> desktop, but can be treated as just a build
    requirement if you only have a wired connection.</para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/NetworkManager"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of NetworkManager</title>

    <para>Install <application>NetworkManager</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;-lfs-2.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --libexecdir=/usr/lib/NetworkManager \
            --localstatedir=/var \
            --with-systemdsystemunitdir=no \
            --with-crypto=gnutls \
            --disable-wimax \
            --disable-ppp --with-tests&amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><command>patch -Np1 -i ../NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;-lfs-2.patch</command>:
    This command adds some code to enable the application to run on LFS.</para>

    <para><parameter>--libexecdir=/usr/lib/NetworkManager</parameter>: This parameter puts
    the action files and crash-logger in a directory which is compatible with the
    <literal>FHS</literal>.</para>

    <para><parameter>--localstatedir=/var</parameter>: This command
    puts files in <filename class="directory">/var</filename> instead of
    <filename class="directory">/usr/var</filename>.</para>

    <para><parameter>--with-systemdsystemunitdir=no</parameter>: This parameter is
    needed to avoid <application>systemd</application> files being installed.</para>

    <para><parameter>--with-crypto=gnutls</parameter>: This parameter ensures
    the package uses <application>gnutls</application> for cryptography, instead
    of <application>nss</application>.</para>

    <para><parameter>--disable-wimax</parameter>: This parameter prevents the
    package attempting to use the Intel WiMAX SDK.</para>

    <para><parameter>--disable-ppp</parameter>: This parameter prevents the
    package from including ppp support.</para>

    <para><option>--with-distro=lfs</option>: This parameter is only needed if you
    failed to create <filename>/etc/lfs-release</filename> when you installed LFS.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>NetworkManager, nm-avahi-autoipd.action, nm-crash-logger, nm-dhcp-client.action, nm-dispatcher.action, nm-online, nm-tool, and nmcli</seg>
        <seg>libnm-glib-vpn.so, libnm-glib.so, and libnm-util.so</seg>
        <seg>/{etc/{NetworkManager/{dispatcher.d,system-connections},dbus-1/system.d},udev/rules.d,usr/{include/{NetworkManager,libnm-glib},lib/NetworkManager,share/NetworkManager},var/{lib/NetworkManager,run/NetworkManager}}</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="NetworkManager-prog">
        <term><command>NetworkManager-prog</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>does this .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-NetworkManager-prog">NetworkManager-prog</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="nm-avahi-autoipd.action">
        <term><command>nm-avahi-autoipd.action</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>does this .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-avahi-autoipd.action">
            <primary sortas="b-nm-avahi-autoipd.action">nm-avahi-autoipd.action</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="nm-crash-logger">
        <term><command>nm-crash-logger</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>does this .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-crash-logger">
            <primary sortas="b-nm-crash-logger">nm-crash-logger</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="nm-dhcp-client.action">
        <term><command>nm-dhcp-client.action</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>does this .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-dhcp-client.action">
            <primary sortas="b-nm-dhcp-client.action">nm-dhcp-client.action</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="nm-dispatcher.action">
        <term><command>nm-dispatcher.action</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>does this .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-dispatcher.action">
            <primary sortas="b-nm-dispatcher.action">nm-dispatcher.action</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="nm-online">
        <term><command>nm-online</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>does this .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-online">
            <primary sortas="b-nm-online">nm-online</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="nm-tool">
        <term><command>nm-tool</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>does this .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-tool">
            <primary sortas="b-nm-tool">nm-tool</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="nmcli">
        <term><command>nmcli</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>does this .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmcli">
            <primary sortas="b-nmcli">nmcli</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libnm-glib-vpn">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libnm-glib-vpn.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains functions that .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib-vpn">
            <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib-vpn">libnm-glib-vpn.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libnm-glib">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libnm-glib.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains functions that .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib">
            <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib">libnm-glib.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libnm-util">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libnm-util.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains functions that .....</para>
          <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-util">
            <primary sortas="c-libnm-util">libnm-util.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>