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# NetworkManager {#sec-networkmanager}
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To facilitate network configuration, some desktop environments use
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NetworkManager. You can enable NetworkManager by setting:
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```nix
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networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
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```
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some desktop managers (e.g., GNOME) enable NetworkManager automatically
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for you.
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All users that should have permission to change network settings must
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belong to the `networkmanager` group:
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```nix
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users.users.alice.extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" ];
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```
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NetworkManager is controlled using either `nmcli` or `nmtui`
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(curses-based terminal user interface). See their manual pages for
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details on their usage. Some desktop environments (GNOME, KDE) have
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their own configuration tools for NetworkManager. On XFCE, there is no
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configuration tool for NetworkManager by default: by enabling
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[](#opt-programs.nm-applet.enable), the graphical applet will be
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installed and will launch automatically when the graphical session is
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started.
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::: {.note}
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`networking.networkmanager` and `networking.wireless` (WPA Supplicant)
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can be used together if desired. To do this you need to instruct
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NetworkManager to ignore those interfaces like:
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```nix
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networking.networkmanager.unmanaged = [
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"*" "except:type:wwan" "except:type:gsm"
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];
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```
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Refer to the option description for the exact syntax and references to
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external documentation.
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