1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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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 "66a54b51a4998c484613911b72a7e6ff">
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12 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-size "1.8 MB">
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13 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-buildsize "65 MB">
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14 | <!ENTITY NetworkManager-time "1.0 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 its available.
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40 | </para>
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41 |
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42 | &lfs70_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">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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79 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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80 | <listitem>
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81 | <para>
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82 | Required Patch:
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83 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;-upstream-fixes-2.patch"/>
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84 | </para>
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85 | </listitem>
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86 | <listitem>
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87 | <para>
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88 | Required Patch:
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89 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;-lfs-1.patch"/>
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90 | </para>
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91 | </listitem>
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92 | </itemizedlist>
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93 |
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94 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">NetworkManager Dependencies</bridgehead>
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95 |
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96 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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97 | <para role="required">
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98 | <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
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99 | <xref linkend="iptables"/>,
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100 | <xref linkend="libnl"/>,
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101 | <xref linkend="nss"/>,
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102 | <xref linkend="udev"/> and
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103 | <xref linkend="wireless_tools"/>
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104 | </para>
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105 |
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106 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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107 | <para role="recommended">
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108 | <xref linkend="consolekit"/>,
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109 | <xref linkend="dhcpcd"/> or
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110 | <xref linkend="dhcp-client"/>,
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111 | <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>,
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112 | <xref linkend="libsoup"/> and
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113 | <xref linkend="polkit"/>
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114 | </para>
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115 |
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116 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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117 | <para role="optional">
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118 | <xref linkend="gtk-doc"/>,
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119 | <ulink url="http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/ModemManager/">
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120 | ModemManager</ulink>,
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121 | <xref linkend="ppp"/> and
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122 | <xref linkend="wpa_supplicant"/> (Built with DBus support).
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123 | </para>
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124 |
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125 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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126 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/NetworkManager"/>
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127 | </para>
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128 | </sect2>
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129 |
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130 | <sect2 role="installation">
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131 | <title>Installation of NetworkManager</title>
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132 |
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133 | <para>
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134 | Install <application>NetworkManager</application> by running the following
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135 | commands:
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136 | </para>
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137 |
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138 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;-upstream-fixes-2.patch &&
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139 | patch -Np1 -i ../NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version;-lfs-1.patch &&
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140 | ./configure --prefix=/usr \
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141 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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142 | --libexecdir=/usr/lib/NetworkManager \
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143 | --localstatedir=/var \
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144 | --with-systemdsystemunitdir=no \
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145 | --disable-ppp &&
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146 | make</userinput></screen>
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147 |
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148 | <para>
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149 | To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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150 | </para>
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151 |
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152 | <para>
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153 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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154 | </para>
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155 |
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156 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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157 |
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158 | </sect2>
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159 |
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160 | <sect2 role="commands">
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161 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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162 |
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163 | <para>
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164 | <parameter>--with-systemdsystemunitdir=no</parameter>: This parameter is
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165 | needed to avoid <application>systemd</application> files being installed.
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166 | </para>
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167 |
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168 | <para>
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169 | <option>--disable-ppp</option>: This parameter disables optional
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170 | <application>PPP</application> support in <application>NetworkManager</application>.
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171 | Omit if you have <xref linkend="ppp"/> installed.
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172 | </para>
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173 |
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174 | <para>
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175 | <parameter>--with-distro=lfs</parameter>: This parameter is only needed if you
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176 | failed to create <filename>/etc/lfs-release</filename> when you installed LFS.
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177 | </para>
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178 |
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179 | </sect2>
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180 |
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181 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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182 | <title>Configuring NetworkManager</title>
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183 |
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184 | <sect3 id="NetworkManager-config">
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185 | <title>Config Files</title>
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186 | <para>
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187 | <filename>/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf</filename>
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188 | </para>
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189 |
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190 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-config">
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191 | <primary
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192 | sortas="e-etc-NetworkManager-NetworkManager.conf">
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193 | /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf</primary>
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194 | </indexterm>
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195 |
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196 | </sect3>
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197 |
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198 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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199 |
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200 | <para>
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201 | For <application>NetworkManager</application> to work, at least
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202 | minimal configuration file must be present. Such file is not
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203 | installed with <command>make install</command>. Issue following
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204 | command as the
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205 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to create
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206 | minimal <filename>NetworkManager.conf</filename> file:
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207 | </para>
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208 |
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209 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf << "EOF"
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210 | <literal>[main]
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211 | plugins=keyfile</literal>
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212 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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213 |
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214 | <para>
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215 | See <command>man 5 NetworkManager.conf</command> for any additional options.
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216 | </para>
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217 |
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218 | </sect3>
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219 |
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220 | <sect3 id="NetworkManager-init">
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221 | <title>Boot Script</title>
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222 |
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223 | <para>
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224 | To automatically start the <command>NetworkManager</command> daemon when the
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225 | system is rebooted, install the
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226 | <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/networkmanager</filename> bootscript from the
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227 | <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.
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228 | </para>
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229 |
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230 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-init">
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231 | <primary sortas="f-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
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232 | </indexterm>
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233 |
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234 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install-networkmanager</userinput></screen>
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235 | </sect3>
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236 |
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237 | </sect2>
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238 |
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239 | <sect2 role="content">
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240 | <title>Contents</title>
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241 |
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242 | <segmentedlist>
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243 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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244 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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245 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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246 |
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247 | <seglistitem>
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248 | <seg>
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249 | nmcli, nm-online, nm-tool and NetworkManager
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250 | </seg>
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251 | <seg>
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252 | libnm-glib.so, libnm-glib-vpn.so and libnm-util.so
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253 | </seg>
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254 | <seg>
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255 | /etc/NetworkManager,
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256 | /usr/include/libnm-glib,
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257 | /usr/include/NetworkManager,
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258 | /usr/lib/NetworkManager,
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259 | /usr/share/NetworkManager,
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260 | /var/lib/NetworkManager and
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261 | /var/run/NetworkManager
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262 | </seg>
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263 | </seglistitem>
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264 | </segmentedlist>
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265 |
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266 | <variablelist>
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267 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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268 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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269 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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270 |
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271 | <varlistentry id="nmcli">
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272 | <term><command>nmcli</command></term>
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273 | <listitem>
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274 | <para>
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275 | is a command-line tool for controlling
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276 | <application>NetworkManager</application>
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277 | and getting its status.
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278 | </para>
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279 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nmcli">
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280 | <primary sortas="b-nmcli">nmcli</primary>
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281 | </indexterm>
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282 | </listitem>
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283 | </varlistentry>
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284 |
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285 | <varlistentry id="nm-online">
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286 | <term><command>nm-online</command></term>
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287 | <listitem>
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288 | <para>
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289 | is a utility to find out whether you are online.
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290 | </para>
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291 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-online">
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292 | <primary sortas="b-nm-online">nm-online</primary>
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293 | </indexterm>
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294 | </listitem>
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295 | </varlistentry>
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296 |
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297 | <varlistentry id="nm-tool">
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298 | <term><command>nm-tool</command></term>
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299 | <listitem>
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300 | <para>
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301 | is used to provide information about
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302 | <application>NetworkManager</application>,
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303 | device, and wireless networks.
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304 | </para>
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305 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager nm-tool">
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306 | <primary sortas="b-nm-tool">nm-tool</primary>
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307 | </indexterm>
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308 | </listitem>
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309 | </varlistentry>
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310 |
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311 | <varlistentry id="NetworkManager-prog">
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312 | <term><command>NetworkManager</command></term>
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313 | <listitem>
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314 | <para>
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315 | is the network management daemon.
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316 | </para>
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317 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-prog">
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318 | <primary sortas="b-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
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319 | </indexterm>
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320 | </listitem>
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321 | </varlistentry>
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322 |
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323 | <varlistentry id="libnm-glib">
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324 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libnm-glib.so</filename></term>
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325 | <listitem>
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326 | <para>
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327 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>.
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328 | </para>
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329 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib">
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330 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib">libnm-glib.so</primary>
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331 | </indexterm>
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332 | </listitem>
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333 | </varlistentry>
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334 |
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335 | <varlistentry id="libnm-glib-vpn">
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336 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libnm-glib-vpn.so</filename></term>
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337 | <listitem>
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338 | <para>
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339 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>
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340 | VPN plugins.
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341 | </para>
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342 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-glib-vpn">
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343 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-glib-vpn">libnm-glib-vpn.so</primary>
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344 | </indexterm>
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345 | </listitem>
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346 | </varlistentry>
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347 |
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348 | <varlistentry id="libnm-util">
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349 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libnm-util.so</filename></term>
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350 | <listitem>
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351 | <para>
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352 | contains functions used by <application>NetworkManager</application>
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353 | utils.
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354 | </para>
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355 | <indexterm zone="NetworkManager libnm-util">
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356 | <primary sortas="c-libnm-util">libnm-util.so</primary>
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357 | </indexterm>
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358 | </listitem>
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359 | </varlistentry>
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360 |
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361 | </variablelist>
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362 |
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363 | </sect2>
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364 |
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365 | </sect1>
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