Change Ubuntu 20.04 server netplan to use NetworkManager instead of networkd

netplan2NM.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# netplan2NM.sh
# Ubuntu server 20.04  Change from netplan to NetworkManager for all interfaces

echo 'Changing netplan to NetowrkManager on all interfaces'
# backup existing yaml file
cd /etc/netplan
cp 00-installer-config.yaml 00-installer-config.yaml.orig

apt update
apt -y install network-manager
# re-write the yaml file
cat << EOF > /etc/netplan/00-installer-config.yaml
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# For more information, see netplan(5).
network:
  version: 2
  renderer: NetworkManager

EOF

# setup netplan for NM
netplan generate
netplan apply
# make sure NM is running
systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
systemctl restart NetworkManager.service

echo 'Done!'

perfect --- worked like a charm. for 20.04.3........Thanks

thanks

While using Ubuntu server with already configured wifi, there was needed to kill netplan-wls... Service and then restart networkmanager

@raspher
You are right, I just didn't imagine a proper server with WiFI :)

I believe systemd-networkd-wait-online.service needs to be disabled as well. Otherwise, it could delay the boot process in some cases for up to 2 minutes. I ended up doing:

systemctl stop systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
systemctl disable systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
systemctl mask systemd-networkd-wait-online.service