https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:59:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/When running i3, how can I use NetworkManager to configure wireless/wired connections?Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:11:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=3#post-id-3Just start `nm-applet` when launching i3. So, in your i3 configuration file `~/.i3/config`, add a line saying: exec --no-startup-id nm-applet Also note that you need to have a proper ConsoleKit session running to be authorized to use NetworkManager. You can verify that using `ck-list-sessions | grep is-local` which should print `is-local = TRUE`. In case you see FALSE there, use a display manager like gdm to login and start i3. It will not work with xdm currently (as of 2012-06-04), unless you use a patched version.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:12:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=3#post-id-3https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=5389#comment-5389This works and has worked for me for a few years. However, I've had strange issues with mouse under-clicks after resume. I never known it's related to nm, but when I stopped using it, the issues stopped. I'm now using netctl.Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:59:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=5389#comment-5389https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=36#post-id-36You can also use Wicd-ncurses who is a cli software for network management. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:58:45 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=36#post-id-36https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=3986#comment-3986That is totally awesome. Thanks a bunch.Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:08:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=3986#comment-3986https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=1007#post-id-1007Fedora 17 is currently not shipping with ConsoleKit, and they are removing it entirely from their stack ([http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ckremoval](http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ckremoval)). Using GDM doesn't seem to have any effect. As a result, nm-applet fails to display (although it does appear to be in memory).Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:18:40 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=1007#post-id-1007https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=1009#comment-1009Fedora uses systemd, which has logind, which replaces consolekit; networkmanager can handles this without problems, as long as the session gets registered properly (and networkmanager gets compiled with systemd support, but that's probably the case)Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:21:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=1009#comment-1009https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=1008#comment-1008This is not an answer. Please post a separate question for things like this.Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:21:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=1008#comment-1008https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=40#post-id-40Another caveat is that nm-applet's tray icon is too big to the i3bar, so it shows a blank space (even though is there). I preferred wicd-client, which has more controls over the networking and the tray icon shows up correctly.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:18:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=40#post-id-40https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=312#comment-312Just noticed that the icon for mobile broadband does not show up in Network Manager, not even with VERY BIG fonts, so I guess for that icon specifically there might be something more to it.Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:17:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=312#comment-312https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=57#comment-57Seems to be corrected already, but not yet upstream.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:43:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=57#comment-57https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=47#comment-47This is a GTK bug which will be fixed in the next release. It used to work before the current release.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:27:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=47#comment-47https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=4041#post-id-4041The latest Network Manager update has a nice curses interface, btw I prefer `wicd-curses` as said before.Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:28:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?answer=4041#post-id-4041https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=4042#comment-4042Which version? I have the latest 0.9.8.10 from Debian sid but there is nothing like that. Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:49:19 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2/how-can-i-use-networkmanager-with-i3/?comment=4042#comment-4042