Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?
Mon cheri
> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 7:13 PM
> From: "Eduardo M KALINOWSKI" <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?
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> That's exactly the kind of situation that NetworkManager is made for. It
> gained a bad reputation when it was released, but seems to have improved
> - I've been using it for years without issues.
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> There's a command-line interface (nmcli), so you don't need a desktop
> environment.
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No thank you. I won't touch NetworkManager or its variants with a ten foot pole. Why?
Reason #1
[quote] I am sorry but we do not support NetworkManager.
I would go so far as to say do not use it at all .. but Linux distros think it is some sort of magic ..[end quote]
Reply by TinCanTech, Forum Team, to the original post "Can connect via terminal, but not with NetworkManager" (URL: https://forums.openvpn.net/viewtopic.php?t=26802)
Reason #2
[quote] Due to multiple, critical problems in network-manager-openvpn which after years have not been solved we recommend to NOT use it. Please understand that we will not provide support to network-manager-openvpn. In GNU/Linux we recommend that you run our free and open source software "Eddie", or our free and open source software "Hummingbird", or OpenVPN directly [end quote]
A notice posted by the staff of AirVPN under the title "Using AirVPN with Debian Network Manager (NOT RECOMMENDED)" (URL: https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/11416-using-airvpn-with-debian-network-manager-not-recommended/
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Eduardo, I do use VPNs frequently in my line of work and always use the community edition of OpenVPN to connect to VPN servers directly.
Best regards.
Stella
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