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Fix silly "Networking Disabled" issue (Ubuntu 10.04)
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gistfile1.sh
su root
# Don't you hate when you need to root to fix dumb issues?
service network-manager stop
rm /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state
service network-manager start
reboot -h now
@42oli
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42oli commented Jul 24, 2023

thanks to kanhaiya-2000's comment this still works on Ubuntu 22.04 in 2023!

@veziak
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veziak commented Sep 7, 2023

still works! I wonder if it will work in another 12 years

@ajtazer
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ajtazer commented Nov 23, 2023

still works! I wonder if it will work in another 12 years

believe me it'll

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pearleye commented Dec 15, 2023 •
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This didn't help rather installing the 'netplan.io' package fixed this issue (Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS).

How did I get into this scenario?
Well, I tried 'apt auto-remove python3', and all of a sudden my machine rebooted and landed on the tty1 prompt, couldn't start ubuntu-desktop!

How did I get back to ubuntu-desktop?
Ran 'sudo apt install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop' and got back the GUI. But then the ethernet was not working, 'lshw -c network' showed my ethernet interface 'enp43s0' was unmanaged!

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skyer9 commented Feb 15, 2024 

sudo apt install netplan.io
sudo apt install network-manager

sudo cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true

in my case, no need to delete NetworkManager.state

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TT702 commented Jun 12, 2024

I cannot believe this thing still works in 2024...

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