Enabling NetworkManager

tumbleweed 20260305
linux v6.19.5-2-default x86_64

Currently NM is not enabled. Wicked is.

Is there a conflict between the two options?

Yes, you need to disable wicked if you want to use NetworkManager. Let us know if you need more explicit instructions.

Yes, please.

sudo systemctl disable ---now wicked
sudo systemctl enable --now NetworkManager

You can check
nmcli connection show
nmcli d status

My result:

$ sudo systemctl enable --now NetworkManager
Failed to enable unit: File '/etc/systemd/system/network.service' already exists and is a symlink to /usr/lib/systemd/system/wicked.service

@jimbobrae you need to provide full output, remember Forum users are not looking at your screen :wink:

So what was the output from the first command?

$ sudo systemctl disable ---now wicked
[sudo] password for root:

That’s all of it.

Do sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/network.service, then enable the NetworkManager service. Report back.

$ sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/network.service
$
$  sudo systemctl enable --now NetworkManager
Created symlink '/etc/systemd/system/network.service' → '/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service'.
$
$  nmcli connection show
NAME                      UUID                                  TYPE       DEVICE 
enp8s0                    e35b5e7f-6d11-4f27-b629-012b2af8863d  ethernet   enp8s0 
lo                        a0b9e909-e4b8-40df-ac35-bc9f39846a29  loopback   lo     
enp8s0                    c9325210-a630-39f4-a1d8-2ea015bf274a  ethernet   --     
eth0                      7ba00b1d-8cdd-30da-91ad-bb83ed4f7474  ethernet   --     
jmm iphone13mini Network  ee8e64cf-480b-4386-af45-88a700cfebaf  bluetooth  --     
wlp5s0u2u3                d21f5fd2-cf8f-37c1-9b67-965ccda78c3f  wifi       --     

That seems to have transitioned from wickedd.

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