Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.3

Chapter 16. Networking Utilities

network-manager-applet-1.30.0

Introduction to NetworkManager Applet

The NetworkManager Applet provides a tool and a panel applet used to configure wired and wireless network connections through GUI. It's designed for use with any desktop environment that uses GTK+, such as Xfce and LXDE.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 11.3 platform.

Package Information

NetworkManager Applet Dependencies

Required

GTK+-3.24.36, libnma-1.10.6, and libsecret-0.20.5

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.74.0 and ModemManager-1.18.12

Required (Runtime)

Since this package uses Polkit-122 for authorization, one Polkit Authentication Agent should be running when the functionality of this package is used.

Optional

gnome-bluetooth-42.5 and libindicator

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/network-manager-applet

Installation of NetworkManager Applet

Install NetworkManager Applet by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson --prefix=/usr       \
      --buildtype=release \
      -Dappindicator=no   \
      -Dselinux=false     &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

-Dappindicator=no: This switch disables AppIndicator support in network-manager-applet because it requires libindicator, which is not in BLFS. The build will fail without this option.

-Dselinux=false: This switch forcibly disables SELinux support since it is not currently in BLFS and the build will fail without it.

-Dwwan=false: This switch disables WWAN support. Use this if you do not have ModemManager-1.18.12 installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: nm-applet and nm-connection-editor
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

nm-connection-editor

allows users to view and edit network connection settings