What sense does it make to have to use two or three different UIs to configure your network. Some stuff can get done under Settings > Networking, others under nm-connection-editor…
And to be fair NetworkManager’s networking implementation is a convoluted unreliable mess that doesn’t support half of systemd-networkd options and is incapable of handling changes to interfaces and links gracefully.
Even the classic Window network interfaces properties window is more consistent than what GNOME and NetworkManager offer.
I’m curious where you’re having issues. I’ve been able to use the little GNOME widget for setting up wireless connections for years.
Do you have an edge usecase that makes you drop back to using nmcli or is there a missing feature forcing you back to the ip/ifconfig commands?
No sarcasm, I’d just be interested in understanding your frustration a little better.
What sense does it make to have to use two or three different UIs to configure your network. Some stuff can get done under Settings > Networking, others under
nm-connection-editor…And to be fair NetworkManager’s networking implementation is a convoluted unreliable mess that doesn’t support half of
systemd-networkdoptions and is incapable of handling changes to interfaces and links gracefully.Even the classic Window network interfaces properties window is more consistent than what GNOME and NetworkManager offer.