Re: Worst Linux component ever: NetworkManager

["dj_segfault" <user=60@nabble.blu.org>]

 Robert La Ferla wrote: 
> The NetworkManager is the most annoying piece of Linux software I have 
> ever encountered.  What genius programmed this piece of trash?  More 
> importantly, how did it get into some distros?  It does not support 
> static IP addresses!  Even if you set a static IP, it just ignores it 
> and uses DHCP instead.  So, can I just uninstall it and just go back to 
> the normal way of setting an IP statically or via dhcp?  I'm using 
> Foresight (rPath)... 


You can disable it without uninstalling it.  I don't know for sure, but 
it looks like you can remove 
/etc/xdg/autostart/knetworkmanager-autostart.desktop 
to prevent it from running. 

NetworkManager is what I call a "boolean success" application.  It 
either works perfectly for you, or causes you to throw your laptop into 
an abandoned quarry and drop a boulder on top if it.  It is certainly 
not feature-complete, it gives no indication of what's working or not or 
what it's currently doing, and is of questionable robustness. 

Under Fedora, it ran from /etc/init.d, so at least it was easy to 
disable.  It didn't work for me at all.  Under Ubuntu, it works almost 
all the time, except I still can't get onto MIT's network. 

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