How to Install and Uninstall network-manager Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "network-manager" package

This is a short guide on how to install network-manager on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                network-manager
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "network-manager" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall network-manager on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                network-manager
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the network-manager package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: network-manager
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.22.10-1ubuntu2.3
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7472
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libbluetooth3 (>= 4.91), libc6 (>= 2.26), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.24.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.43.2), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.12), libjansson4 (>= 2.0.1), libmm-glib0 (>= 1.4.0), libndp0 (>= 1.2), libnewt0.52 (>= 0.52.21), libnm0 (= 1.22.10-1ubuntu2.3), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.99), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.104), libpsl5 (>= 0.13.0), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsystemd0 (>= 221), libteamdctl0 (>= 1.9), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), wpasupplicant, dbus, udev, adduser, libpam-systemd, policykit-1
Recommends: ppp, dnsmasq-base, iptables, modemmanager, network-manager-pptp, crda
Suggests: avahi-autoipd, libteam-utils, isc-dhcp-client
Breaks: ppp (>= 2.4.7-3~), ppp (<< 2.4.7-2+~)
Filename: pool/main/n/network-manager/network-manager_1.22.10-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 1854948
MD5sum: 64426deff1892c70f291120151fa8079
SHA1: d9d27aa5582bdcc63d9955e86f9093bb67250513
SHA256: 43293a1c570c5bf36598fc6dc11e478dc2245c3cf818b847693c68fd4891752e
SHA512: 739a10228a819fc95095d5856508b9362328ef444c210d7b5345e49db2cedc1fe65c2c6cf2c291e896ba142ce06ee9690c6b8d4db448053ff4a6fc18a57b34d8
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/NetworkManager
Description: network management framework (daemon and userspace tools)
Description-md5: 2c78dc83d692070928a0e81f979ef9c2
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: network-manager
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.22.10-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7472
Depends: libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libbluetooth3 (>= 4.91), libc6 (>= 2.26), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.24.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.43.2), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.5), libjansson4 (>= 2.0.1), libmm-glib0 (>= 1.0.0), libndp0 (>= 1.2), libnewt0.52 (>= 0.52.21), libnm0 (= 1.22.10-1ubuntu1), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.99), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.104), libpsl5 (>= 0.13.0), libreadline8 (>= 6.0), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsystemd0 (>= 221), libteamdctl0 (>= 1.9), libudev1 (>= 183), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), wpasupplicant, dbus, udev, adduser, libpam-systemd, policykit-1
Recommends: ppp, dnsmasq-base, iptables, modemmanager, network-manager-pptp, crda
Suggests: avahi-autoipd, libteam-utils, isc-dhcp-client
Breaks: ppp (>= 2.4.7-3~), ppp (<< 2.4.7-2+~)
Filename: pool/main/n/network-manager/network-manager_1.22.10-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1853912
MD5sum: 9181b29d8e7d2ac491f1dc7c9b687be1
SHA1: cb1b2c25fceb25ea3312ed3e72514e67c20bf080
SHA256: 556660d6bfadf2960ac77db9411b0ae0320e1f3c65667c2e76bb5317502c222b
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/NetworkManager
Description: network management framework (daemon and userspace tools)
Description-md5: 2c78dc83d692070928a0e81f979ef9c2
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop