Network Manager Missing

General Discussion
1

Hi all
I used to run 4.1 and last night did a re install to install 4.2.
However on 4.2 I no longer have Network Manager in sys-net and have to type in wifi password every time I want to connect.
Is this normal?

2

hi

if you have choosed to use a disposable qube for sys-net, it’s normal the wifi password is not saved.

as for the network manager, you have to enable the service “network-manager” in sys-net settings, but it should be running by default :thinking:

3

ah yes I may have chosen disposable.
anyway to change it?

For network manager I dont see it listed in the apps in the settings for sys-net.

4

You can save the WiFi password in the disposable template like this:

You can remove disposable sys-net qube and create a non-disposable sys-net qube instead:

  • Rename sys-net to sys-net-disp
  • Create a non-disposable sys-net
  • Change the sys-net-disp to sys-net everywhere in Qubes Global Config and the in the Settings for all qubes that have sys-net-disp as net qube
  • Remove sys-net-disp

I’m not sure what do you mean by not having the Network Manager. Do you not see the Network Manager applet icon in the system tray?

5

Thanks will try that.

I see the network manager icon where you can select WiFi network but on 4.1 I had settings for it where it let’s you see saved networks etc which is what is missing

6

The default templates in Qubes OS 4.1 were GNOME templates (e.g. debian-12 template).
The default templates in Qubes OS 4.2 are XFCE templates (e.g. debian-12-xfce template).
Maybe the NetworkManager looks different in XFCE templates compared to GNOME templates.