NetworkManager already integrated in the new update of Raspberry Pi OS 2022-09-06
The developers of the Raspberry Pi project have published the new update of your linux distribution, “Raspberry Pi OS 2022-09-06” (previously known as Raspbian), based on the Debian package base.
This new update, brings basically all bug fixes and new software releases which have been released since the previous image in April, but it is mentioned that there are some minor adjustments to the user experience.
Main novelties of Raspberry Pi OS 2022-09-06
In this new update of Raspberry Pi OS 2022-09-06, we can find that the application menu, the ability to search is implemented by the names of installed programs, which simplifies keyboard navigation, since the user can open the menu by pressing the Windows key, then immediately start typing the search mask, and after receiving a list of applications that match the request, select the desired one with the cursor keys.
Another change that stands out in this new version is that the panel has separate indicators to control the volume and sensitivity of the microphone (a common indicator was previously offered). When you right-click the indicators, lists of available audio input and output devices are displayed.
In addition to this, Raspberry Pi OS 2022-09-06 also highlights the added support for NetworkManager network configurator, which can now be used as an option to configure a wireless connection instead of the default dhcpcd background process.
Many other Linux distributions now use a piece of software called NetworkManager to do the same job, which seems to become the de facto standard, which is why we've added the option to use NetworkManager in the Raspberry Pi OS.
It is mentioned that to use a VPN, the corresponding VPN plugin must be installed. The OpenVPN plugin is useful for many networks. To add it, just open a terminal window and type:
sudo apt install network-manager-openvpn-gnome
It is worth mentioning that even the default is still dhcpcd for now, but in the future it is mentioned that there are plans to switch to NetworkManager, which offers many additional useful features, such as VPN support, the ability to create a wireless access point and connect to wireless networks with a hidden SSID. You can switch to NetworkManager in the advanced settings section of the raspi-config settings.
Of the other changes that stand out from this new version:
- A new software interface for camera control is proposed: Picamera2, which is a high-level link on top of the libcamera library in Python.
- New keyboard shortcuts have been proposed: Ctrl-Alt-B to open the Bluetooth menu and Ctrl-Alt-W to open the Wi-Fi menu.
Finally, if you are interested in knowing more about it About this new system update, you can check the details in the original post, In the following link.
Download Raspberry Pi OS 2022-09-06
As in past versions, three sets are offered for download: a small one (338 MB) for server systems, with a basic desktop (891 MB) and complete with an additional set of applications (2,7 GB).
If you are not a user of the distribution and you want to use it on your device. You can get the system image, You only have to go to the official website of the project where you can download the image in its download section.
At the end of your download you can use Etcher to burn the image to a flash drive and thus boot your system from your SDCard. OR alternatively you can support yourself with the use of NOOBS or PINN.
On the other hand, if you already have the system installed and want to update and receive the news of this new release of the system, you just have to execute the update commands in your terminal.
What you are going to execute in terminal is the following:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
As for those who already have an existing image and want to update, they must execute an additional command if they want to have NetworkManager:
sudo apt install network-manager