NetworkManager Information

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

• Open System Settings→Wi-FI and Internet→Wi-Fi & Networking, or left-click the network module in Waybar.
• Right-click the wireless network to connect and enter the password.
• After creating a wallet to store the password, 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 the wrong password will prevent the system from connecting to the network.

Plasma-nm will prompt the creation of a wallet in KDE Wallet; see How to use KWalletManager.

As of Nitrux 5.1.0, the wallet must be unlocked manually, so wireless networks do not connect automatically on login.

After the user adds the network, if no wallet exists, the notification “Failed to get secrets for <Network>” will appear; this is not a bug in Nitrux. The message only indicates that there’s indeed no encrypted database, i.e., the wallet to store the secrets, i.e., the password. To solve the problem, simply create a wallet when prompted.