What Is Network Manager Service in Linux?
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NetworkManager is a system network service that manages your network devices and connections and attempts to keep network connectivity active when available. It manages Ethernet, WiFi, mobile broadband (WWAN) and PPPoE devices while also providing VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services.

What does Linux NetworkManager do?

NetworkManager is a daemon that sits on top of libudev and other Linux kernel interfaces (and a couple of other daemons) and provides a high-level interface for the configuration of the network interfaces.

Where is NetworkManager in Linux?

The network-manager or the nm-applet is the one which is found in the systray. The icon of two computers, one below to the other on the left-side. Clicking on NM-applet will give you the types of connection/hardware you have available.

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