NetworkManager Information

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To add a wireless connection using the GUI (recommended), do the following steps:

Open System Settings→KDE Wallet→click the button Launch Wallet Manager, or New in Automatic Wallet Selection.
Enter a name for the wallet and select an encryption type.
Enter a password for the wallet and click OK, then reboot.
Log in and open System Settings→Wi-FI and Internet→Wi-Fi & Networking, or left-click the network module in Waybar.
Double left-click or right-click the wireless network, select Connect, and enter the wireless password.
Enter the wallet password when prompted to open it and connect to the wireless network.

Alternatively, users can use the command nmtui in the terminal (fallback, not recommended).

Using the command nmtui will skip the KDE Wallet integration. Skipping KDE Wallet to store the network password will be significantly less secure, as NetworkManager stores the password in plain text.

Select “Activate a connection.”
Navigate to the chosen network using the arrow and tab keys, and select “<Activate>” or press Enter.
Enter the password for the selected network, and select “<OK>” or press Enter.

NetworkManager automatically configures Ethernet connections, and no user action is required.

Important Notes

Entering an incorrect password prevents the system from connecting to the network.

As of Nitrux 6.0.0, the user must unlock the wallet manually; wireless networks do not connect automatically at login.

If no wallet exists before adding a wireless network, the notification “Failed to get secrets for <Network> No agents were available for this request.” will appear; this is not a bug in Nitrux.

The notification only indicates that there is no encrypted database (i.e., no wallet) to store the secrets (i.e., the password).