davidandClaude Opus 5.5
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A numbered guide at the top of the Install page, from writing the Arch ISO to a USB stick to the reboot after installing CoreDesktop. CoreDesktop now turns off iwd and systemd-networkd when they're enabled alongside NetworkManager (cf862ec), as archinstall's "Copy ISO network configuration" leaves them. Tell users to choose "Use NetworkManager" instead, and that the iwctl connection stays on the USB stick. List the change on the System page, and mention it for NetworkManager and impala. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title, category, tagline, source, package, command, website, code
| title | category | tagline | source | package | command | website | code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetworkManager | Networking and remote access | Manages your wired, Wi-Fi and VPN connections behind GNOME's network settings. | pacman | networkmanager | nmcli | https://networkmanager.dev/ | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager |
What it is
NetworkManager is the service that brings your network connections up and keeps them working: it joins Wi-Fi networks, configures wired links, and handles VPNs and mobile broadband. GNOME's network settings and Quick Settings menu talk to it. It also has two terminal tools: nmcli for commands and scripts, and nmtui for a simple menu.
nmcli device wifi list
Why it's here
- Networking that just works. Connections come up on their own and roam between networks.
- GNOME integration. Wi-Fi and VPNs are managed in Settings › Wi-Fi and Settings › Network.
- Terminal tools too.
nmcliandnmtuiwhen there's no desktop.
On CoreDesktop
NetworkManager is installed from pacman and NetworkManager.service is enabled. CoreDesktop masks NetworkManager-wait-online.service so the desktop doesn't wait for the network at boot. If iwd and systemd-networkd are turned on as well, as archinstall's Copy ISO network configuration does, CoreDesktop turns them off so they don't fight NetworkManager over the Wi-Fi card; choose your Wi-Fi network once in Settings › Wi-Fi after the next restart. update keeps it current with the pacman packages.