New install with Network Manager as default. I want to change this to Wicked because I need to make a static IP.
When I go to Yast>Network Settings>Global Options the drop down to select Network setup method only allows fpr:
1] Network Manager
2] Net work services Disabled
How can I switch to Wicked?
Thank You
NetworkManger is perfectly capable of doing it, you do not really need wicked (if this is the only reason).
When I go to Yast>Network Settings>Global Options the drop down to select Network setup method only allows fpr:
1] Network Manager
2] Net work services Disabled
How can I switch to Wicked?
Is wicked installed? There was recent announcement that wicked is deprecated and new installations of Tumbleweed will use NetworkManager.
@ arvidjaar](https://forums.opensuse.org/member.php/69818-arvidjaar)
Thank you for your help. I installed wicked and it is good now.
Due to the announcement I used Yast to switch my static setup from Wicked to NetworkManager. After the switch I think I had to add my gateway using nmtui, all the other settings were preserved.
It is a bit disconcerting seeing the Network control item in the system-tray, I keep wondering if I will accidentally take my link down 
I have a tumbleweed installation where I have currently set up YaST to manage my network - I also had to install wicked manually for this purpose.
Is wicked and the network part of YaST deprecated now?
And I was also wondering, whether it is possible to allow the user create some additional network connections, either for temporary wireless connections or for VPN connections (Cisco AnyConnect & wireguard).
The reason I switched from Network Manager to wicked was, that I would like to have my wired ethernet link active on a “system level” without the need for a user to log in - in order for some background system tasks to always be connected to the internet .
I guess, these two requirements are mutually exclusive?
Regards,
Simon
NetworkManager supported it for as long as I remember. Actually it by default activates wired interface in automatic (DHCP) mode.
Thank you for the quick response.
I have probably drawn a false conclusion when I tested this on my computer, I will check it again.
But still, is wicked deprecated now and is Network Manager the way to go - for servers and personal computers?
@simon-77 AFAIK, yes, setting a static ip etc is just a flat text file in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/, or use the likes of nmcli, or for a GUI nm-connection-editor.
wicked is not installed by default on Tumbleweed anymore and according to SUSE employee wicked will not be included in whatever comes after Leap (or SLE15). This is “deprecated” enough for me.
You can use any available frontend like GNOME Shell or Plasma applet. It is just that there is no common terminology - some call it “system connection”, some “available to all users”.
@arvidjaar in my case I used nm-connection-editor as the GNOME applet wanted to just configure all interfaces (in my case 5, one network, two bridges and two no configuration). But easier to just have a file to dump into the directory…
If wicked is going to be depreciated if not already, what about servers that don’t use the GUI for managing the server, I the console to manage my web server, proxy, ntp, etc., does this mean I would have to install a GUI to be forced to use Network Manager?
Please make this matter clear for me.
No, it does not. Use nmcli, nmtui or edit connection definitions directly (they are just text files).