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Notes on how to use Network Manager on a headless Raspberry Pi Zero W

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Network Manager on headless RPi0 W

Installation

Update system

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Install NetworkManager

sudo apt install network-manager
# Remove these packages as suggested here:
# https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/a/73816
# Otherwise the wifi device appears as unavailable to nmcli.
sudo apt purge openresolv dhcpcd5

Reboot

sudo reboot

Usage:

nmcli device wifi lists available networks.
nmcli device wifi --help to list available commands/options.
nmcli device wifi connect <SSID> password <Secrete> to connect to a WiFi network.

samveen commented Nov 10, 2022

Please add ifupdown to the apt purge