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How to install network-manager without internet access?

rated 0 times [ 13] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 27732 / 3 Years ago, thu, september 23, 2021, 6:52:25

I have been trying to install some kind of network indicator to show my current bandwidth usage on the panel on top of the screen so I decided to install https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-network

But just after I have put
sudo apt-get install indicator-network I have uninstalled a bunch of vital ubuntu applications e.g. network manager - which was my fault because Ubuntu warned me about it but hey! - why would it mark these applications to remove while installing just an indicator ?

Now I am unable to connect to the internet with that machine on Ubuntu. How can I install network manager back or install it from the USB boot drive with 12.04 that I have ?

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answered 3 Years ago fenddy · Accepted Answer

You don't need NetworkManager to connect to a network. Assuming you're using automatic configuration (probably you are) you just need to sudo dhclient eth0 to get an IP address (replace eth0 with your network device if that's the case).