NetworkManager is the standard Linux network configuration tool suite. It supports large range of networking setups, from desktop to servers and mobile and integrates well with popular desktop environments and server configuration management tools. For detailed and up-to-date documentation, including man pages for [[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/NetworkManager.html|NetworkManager(8)]] and [[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/NetworkManager.conf.html|NetworkManager.conf(5)]], please visit the official [[https://networkmanager.dev/|NetworkManager site]].

== Utilities ==

[[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nmcli.html|nmcli(1)]],
[[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nmtui.html|nmtui(1)]],
[[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nmcli-examples.html|nmcli-examples(5)]]

== Settings Reference ==

[[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nm-settings.html|nm-settings(5)]],
[[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nm-settings-keyfile.html|nm-settings-keyfile(5)]],
[[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.html|nm-settings-ifcfg-rh(5)]]

== Developer Resources ==

[[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/spec.html|D-Bus API]], [[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/libnm/latest/|libnm]], [[https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager|GitLab Project]], [[https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/issues|Bug Tracker]]

== Get NetworkManager ==

{{{
$ git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.git
}}}

Major !NetworkManager releases are numbered `1.y.0`, with `y` being an even number. For example, `1.0.0`, `1.2.0`, ..., `1.18.0`.
Minor stable releases are numbered `1.y.z`, with `y` and `z` being even numbers. For example `1.4.2`, `1.18.2`.

See [[https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager/|download.gnome.org]] for the release tarballs.

See [[https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/tags/|gitlab.freedesktop.org]] for the git tags

See [[https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/blob/master/NEWS|the NEWS file]] for each release.


== Get NetworkManager GUI tools ==

{{{
$ git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/network-manager-applet.git
}}}

||'''Stable''' || 07 Feb 2019 || [[https://download.gnome.org/sources/network-manager-applet/1.8/network-manager-applet-1.8.20.tar.xz|network-manager-applet-1.8.20.tar.xz]] || [[https://download.gnome.org/sources/network-manager-applet/1.8/network-manager-applet-1.8.20.sha256sum|SHA256]] || [[https://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/tree/NEWS?h=1.8.20|Changes]] || Recommended ||
||'''Maintenance''' || 01 Jun 2018 || [[https://download.gnome.org/sources/network-manager-applet/1.4/network-manager-applet-1.4.8.tar.xz|network-manager-applet-1.4.8.tar.xz]] || [[https://download.gnome.org/sources/network-manager-applet/1.4/network-manager-applet-1.4.8.sha256sum|SHA256]] || [[https://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/tree/NEWS?h=1.4.8|Changes]] || Users of !NetworkManager 1.8.x and newer are advised to update to 1.8.x series ||

== Get the NetworkManager VPN plugins ==

For the VPN plugin releases, see [[https://networkmanager.dev/docs/vpn/|here]].

== Discuss NetworkManager ==

#nm on [[https://libera.chat/|Libera.Chat]], [[http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list|Mailing list]]

== See Also ==

 * [[https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Networking_Guide/|Red Hat Networking Guide]]
 * [[https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/24/html/Networking_Guide/index.html|Fedora Networking Guide]]
 * [[https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkManager|NetworkManager in Debian]]
 * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager|NetworkManager on Arch Linux]]

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