Good to hear! I'm glad NM (and other tools) exist, and I'm not saying they shouldn't. My needs are adequately met by the tools systemd-networkd provides, and I

Good to hear! I'm glad NM (and other tools) exist, and I'm not saying they shouldn't. My needs are adequately met by the tools systemd-networkd provides, and I find it works well. Again, it's optional. I also wasn't really referring to NM itself, but about other ancillary daemons that were referenced in the GP.