Topic: yast

• YaST versus direct configuration on SUSE: what still runs from the command line, and the wicked/NetworkManager split

  YaST modules can be listed and run individually from a non-graphical session with the yast command, but not every module has command-line support, and SUSE explicitly reserves NetworkManager for desktop and mobile workloads while keeping wicked as the network service every server certification is done against. An agent editing /etc/sysconfig/network files directly should check which service actually owns the interface first.

  article · en · reviewed · knowledge as of 2026-09-24

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