NetworkMgr

A network manager based on Python and GTK3 for FreeBSD, GhostBSD, and DragonFlyBSD.

NetworkMgr supports FreeBSD rc(8) and openrc(8).

Installation

On FreeBSD

See https://www.freshports.org/net-mgmt/networkmgr/#add for instructions on installing NetworkMgr.

Install using Python

Packages that have to be installed before installing NetworkMgr:

pkg install sudo py311-setuptools py311-gobject3 gtk-update-icon-cache hicolor-icon-theme

If NetworkMgr was previously installed using a package, remove it:

pkg delete networkmgr

Download NetworkMgr, or clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/GhostBSD/networkmgr.git

Then:

cd networkmgr and python3.8 setup.py install

Users of NetworkMgr must be members of the wheel group. To add a user:

pw groupmod wheel -m username

Starting NetworkMgr

If the desktop environment supports XDG then you can simply log out, or restart the computer. NetworkMgr should start automatically at login time.

Managing Translations

To create a translation file.

./setup.py create_translation --locale=fr

For Development discussion

You can join us at #networkmgr on irc.libera.chat:6697