14.2 Installing and Enabling NetworkManager
NetworkManager should be installed by default for most Ubuntu installations if the Desktop installation image was used. Use the apt command to find out if it needs to be installed:
# apt -qq list network-manager
network-manager/bionic-updates,now 1.22.10-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
If necessary, install the package as follows:
# apt install network-manager
Once the package is installed, the NetworkManager daemon will need to be enabled so that it starts each time the system boots:
# systemctl status network-manager
Finally, start the service running and check the status to verify that the launch was successful:
# systemctl status network-manager
● NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-04-08 14:31:58 EDT; 19h ago
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