What package provides a Network Manager icon on desktop?I

Question

I installed Ubuntu 24.04.1 on my HP laptop with the basic set of software. There is no Networking icon on screen. I tried installing Network Manager but don't know how to access its GUI.

Answer 1

1. Install the needed package:

• If you are using KDE plasma (Kubuntu), install plasma-nm. Note that according to this page, this requires enabling the universe APT repository.

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update
sudo apt install plasma-nm

• If you are using another desktop environment (e.g., Gnome Shell, Cinnamon, XFCE...) install network-manager-gnome.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install network-manager-gnome

2. Then, restart your desktop environment.