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NetworkManager: History & Works

NetworkManager is a daemon that sits on top of libudev and other Linux kernel interfaces (and a couple of other daemons) and provides a high-level interface for the configuration of the network interfaces to simplify the use of computer networks on Linux distributions.

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NetworkManager topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Works as prominent areas in the source structure around NetworkManager.

Related topics
46
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
49
Extracted relationships
34
Related term clusters
22
Bridge connections
49

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

How it works · 25 topics
Overview · 14 topics
History · 7 topics

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Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

License
GNU LGPL v2.1 or later, portions GNU GPL v2 or later
Operating system
Linux
Original author
Red Hat
Release
November 19, 2004; 21 years ago (2004-11-19)
Repository
gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.git
Stable release
1.58.0 / 20 July 2026; 35 days ago (20 July 2026)

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Overview

How it works

History

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Advanced semantic analysis

How NetworkManager connects Entity context

The extracted context around NetworkManager shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, NetworkManager → D-Bus, Ethernet, HAL, Linux, Red Hat, Since June, SSIDs, The NetworkManager, WEP, WPA Another extracted example is NetworkManager → Bootp, Configuration, D-Bus, DHCP, Given, Many Unix-like, NetworkManager/NetworkManager, WiFi. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

NetworkManager

Top relations

related to history · 10
NetworkManager → D-Bus, Ethernet, HAL, Linux, Red Hat, Since June, SSIDs, The NetworkManager, WEP, WPA
related to Configuration of network interfaces with NetworkManager · 8
NetworkManager → Bootp, Configuration, D-Bus, DHCP, Given, Many Unix-like, NetworkManager/NetworkManager, WiFi
related to Mobile broadband support · 5
NetworkManager → Antti Kaijanmäki, April, ModemManager, Paul's PPP Package, WWAN/mobile
Type · 2
NetworkManager → Linux on the desktop, Network interface configuration daemon and utility
License · 1
NetworkManager → GNU LGPL v2.1 or later, portions GNU GPL v2 or later
Operating system · 1
NetworkManager → Linux
Original author · 1
NetworkManager → Red Hat
Release · 1
NetworkManager → November 19, 2004; 21 years ago (2004-11-19)
Repository · 1
NetworkManager → gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.git
Stable release · 1
NetworkManager → 1.58.0 / 20 July 2026; 35 days ago (20 July 2026)

Important terminology

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Important terminology

configuration network linux daemon interface d-bus wireless used user networks interfaces etc hardware configure static kernel use computer software mobile

NetworkManager relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 34 structured relationships around NetworkManager. Examples in this analysis include NetworkManager → License → GNU LGPL v2.1 or later, portions GNU GPL v2 or later and NetworkManager → Operating system → Linux. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NetworkManagerLicenseGNU LGPL v2.1 or later, portions GNU GPL v2 or later1.00infobox
NetworkManagerOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
NetworkManagerOriginal authorRed Hat1.00infobox
NetworkManagerReleaseNovember 19, 2004; 21 years ago (2004-11-19)1.00infobox
NetworkManagerRepositorygitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.git1.00infobox
NetworkManagerStable release1.58.0 / 20 July 2026; 35 days ago (20 July 2026)1.00infobox
NetworkManagerTypeNetwork interface configuration daemon and utility1.00infobox
NetworkManagerTypeLinux on the desktop1.00infobox
NetworkManagerWebsitenetworkmanager.dev1.00infobox
NetworkManagerWritten inC with GObject1.00infobox
NetworkManageris adaemon that sits on top of libudev and other Linux kernel interfaces0.90text
NetworkManagerrelated to Configuration of network interfaces with NetworkManagerD-Bus0.60section

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around NetworkManager bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Broadband, Desktop and Mobile. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • NetworkManager
    • Broadband
    • Desktop
    • Mobile
    • Software
    • Use
    • D-bus
    • Networks
    • Hal
    • Support
    • Computer
    • Connections
    • System
  • networkmanager
    • Broadband
    • Desktop
    • Mobile
    • Software
    • Use
    • D-bus
    • Networks
    • Hal
    • Support
    • Computer
    • Connections
    • System
  • daemon
    • Interface
    • Software
    • Network
    • Computer
    • Connections
    • Desktop
    • Interfaces
    • Linux
    • System
    • Use
    • Networkmanager
    • D-bus
  • computer networks
    • Use
    • Connections
    • Interface
    • Network
    • Daemon
    • User
    • Wireless
    • Distributions
    • Linux
    • Wpa
    • Configured
    • Desktop
  • linux
    • Desktop
    • Interfaces
    • Interface
    • Network
    • Networkmanager
    • Distributions
    • Computer
    • Ieee
    • Software
    • System
    • Use
    • D-bus
  • command-line interface
    • Software
    • Network
    • Computer
    • Connections
    • Desktop
    • Interfaces
    • System
    • Use
    • Linux
    • Networkmanager
    • Networks
    • Configuration
  • text-based user interface
    • Software
    • Network
    • Computer
    • Connections
    • Desktop
    • Interfaces
    • System
    • Use
    • Linux
    • Networkmanager
    • Networks
    • Wireless
  • network card
    • Computer
    • Configured
    • Software
    • Use
    • Networkmanager
    • Networks
    • Also
    • Distributions
    • Connections
    • Desktop
    • Hardware
    • System

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For NetworkManager, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects NetworkManager with How it works. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
NetworkManager — How it works · splits 24 ⟂ 26
NetworkManager — Overview · splits 35 ⟂ 15
NetworkManager — History · splits 42 ⟂ 8

Map overview Semantic statistics

NetworkManager

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples34
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around NetworkManager to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Works, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — NetworkManager · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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