How to stop NetworkManager?

Is there any way to stop NetworkManager applet and switch to manual configuration of /etc/network/interfaces?

Solution 1:

If you manually configure an interface in /etc/network/interfaces, NetworkManager will not manage it. For example, add the following to interfaces file:

iface eth0 inet dhcp

Then restart NM service (sudo service network-manager restart), now NM appplet will say that device is not managed.

Solution 2:

to stop network manager

sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager stop

To stop it from managing eth0 on next reboot, edit /etc/network/interfaces like so, changing the addresses to suit your needs

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
    address 10.0.1.69
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    gateway 10.0.1.1
    dns-search example.com
    dns-nameservers 10.0.1.8 10.0.1.9