NetworkManager 1.50, a free and open-source network connection manager for Linux-based distributions, has been released with a range of enhancements and new functionalities.
This latest version arrives four months after NetworkManager 1.48 and brings features such as the ability to match an OVS system interface by its MAC address and specify a system OVS interface also by MAC address. It supports multiple gateways within a single network and allows configuration of channel width in AP mode for Wi-Fi networks.
Additional improvements include the capability to configure veth interfaces using the nmtui command line interface, the introduction of a timeout option for connectivity checks, reapplication of VLANs on bridge ports, and the functionality to retry hostname resolution when it encounters failures. The update also includes using sysctl ipv6.conf.default for ip6-privacy settings.
In this version, when the system hostname is derived from reverse DNS lookups on addresses assigned to interfaces, NetworkManager 1.50 incorporates data from /etc/hosts. This release resolves an issue that caused crashes due to malformed LLDP packets when the debug logging is enabled and ensures that no inappropriate language is logged in keyfiles.
In the latest update, NetworkManager 1.50 has announced the deprecation of support for “dhclient”. This feature will no longer be included unless explicitly enabled and will eventually be removed in future updates. The developers strongly suggest using the internal DHCP client instead, which has been the default option since NetworkManager 1.20, or 1.12 when utilizing Meson for building.
For those interested, NetworkManager 1.50 can be downloaded as a source tarball from this link. However, this option requires manual compilation. If that doesn’t appeal to you, it’s advisable to wait for this new version to become available in the stable software repositories of your preferred GNU/Linux distribution.
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