NetworkManager, a system service and set of tools for managing network connections, widely adopted by most Linux distributions, rolls out today version 1.54.1 as the first maintenance update to the 1.54 series.
The key change in this release is how global DNS settings are applied. Previously, DNS searches and options from individual connections were merged. Starting with 1.54.1, the global DNS configuration now overwrites those from connections, giving administrators more precise control over name resolution.
Another addition is support for the new rd.net.dhcp.client-id option in nm-initrd-generator, providing more flexibility when configuring network parameters during the early boot process.
Aside from these changes, the update also includes a handful of minor bug fixes to improve stability.
For more information, see the changelog. NetworkManager 1.54.1’s source code is available for download from the project’s GitLab page.
