The YaST2 Network module manages network configuration including device configuration, DNS, Routing and more
- device configuration via netconfig
- network service selection (netconfig, NetworkManager, wicked)
- routing configuration
- DNS and hostname setup
- remote administration setup
Some features are SuSE Linux specific.
To install the latest stable version on openSUSE or SLE, use zypper:
$ sudo zypper install yast2-network
To run the module, use the following command as root:
$ yast2 lan
This will start complex dialog with most of features available. For more options see section on running YaST in the YaST documentation.
User YaST documentation is available in general YaST documentation.
Developer documentation specific for this module is in the doc directory.
Now frontend mostly describes Add/Edit dialog for interfaces which is the most complex. For links to parts see:
- Interface Config Builder
- Add Dialog
- Edit Dialog
- Tabs and Widgets live in Y2Network::Widgets
This module is developed as part of YaST. See YaST development documentation for information about YaST architecture, development environment and other development-related topics.
To get the source code, clone the GitHub repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/yast/yast-network.git
Alternatively, you can fork the repository and clone your fork. This is most useful if you plan to contribute into the project.
Before doing anything useful with the code, you need to setup a development environment. Fortunately, this is quite simple:
$ sudo zypper install yast2-devtools
To run the module from the source code, use the run Rake task:
$ rake run
To run the testsuite, use the test Rake task:
$ rake test
For a complete list of tasks, run rake -T.
Before submitting any change please read our contribution guidelines.
If you have any question, feel free to ask at the development mailing list or at the #yast IRC channel on libera.chat. We'll do our best to provide a timely and accurate answer.