Network configurator NetworkManager 1.30.0 released

Available a stable release of the interface to simplify network settings – NetworkManager 1.30.0 . Plugins to support VPN, OpenConnect, PPTP, OpenVPN and OpenSWAN are evolving in their own development cycles.

General what’s new NetworkManager 1.30:

  • The ability to build with the standard C library Musl has been implemented.
  • Added device support Veth (Virtual Ethernet).
  • Added support for new capabilities of the ethtool utility for using offload handlers for the network card.
  • Added support for 192-bit WPA3 Enterprise Suite-B.
  • The dhcpcd plugin now requires at least dhcpcd-9.3.3 with the “–noconfigure” option.
  • Added option “ipv4.dhcp-client-id = ipv6-duid” (RFC4361).
  • Implemented new settings to control hostname resolution based on reverse DNS resolution or via DHCP.
  • Added support for reading and writing key file format in libnm. Libnm code license changed from GPL 2.0+ to LGPL-2.1 +.
  • Added rd.net.timeout.carrier option to initrd and provides new “link6” method support for IPv6 with addresses in the link -local .
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