NetworkManager 1.12 Released With Many Linux Networking Goodies

NetworkManager 1.12 is now available as the latest stable release of this widely-used Linux network management software.

With NetworkManager 1.12 the highlights include:

- WoWLAN support for Wake On Wireless LAN support, like WoL but over WiFi.

- Support for IWD, the Intel WiFi Daemon that has been in development recently.

- Support for checkpoints and the ability to restore a network configuration if a settings change suddenly makes your network inaccessible, including the ability to rollback the settings after a timeout.

- FILS WiFi support.

- The nmcli command-line interface's colored text support now supports a configurable color palette.

- The removal of ifnet settings and other code clean-ups.

NetworkManager 1.14 is now under development and we're told that release will likely come on a quicker release cycle. All the NetworkManager 1.12 details via this announcement.