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I have installed 18.04 Ubuntu Server. Then in terminal installed:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop

and when I now log into the desktop gui, my network shows as unmanaged at the top right, and in settings I do not get any wired settings options, why is this? enter image description here

I ran:

sudo lshw -c net

and had to take a picture of the results for the moment: enter image description here

Jeffrey
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I had this same issue which seems to be an Ubuntu NetworkManager bug. I was able to solve my problem by adding a missing config file and then restarting the NetworkManager as follows:

sudo touch /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf
sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager

This thread lead me to this solution, which I am posting here in case it helps you. Credit to skizo for finding something that worked.

drummerboy
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Missing wired connections in settings:

Establish pppoe connection in Ubuntu: It's possible to bypass this problem using nmcli command. Create connection:

nmcli con edit type pppoe con-name "Connection name"

Set a username:

set pppoe.username <username>

Set a password:

set pppoe.password <password>

Save and quit:

save
quit

And this link is help you in details.

Sayem
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