Fesity: Network Manager Applet still working / needed?

[NoOp]

On 03/13/2007 02:31 AM, Chanchao wrote:
> Since upgrading to Feisty, the 'NetworkManager Applet (v0.6.4) doesn't
> seem to do a whole lot anymore.  It does not list wireless networks
> anymore.  I CAN still use wireless by just configuring a network in the
> Networking control center panel.  
> 
> However I cannot remove NetworkManager without it also removing 'Ubuntu
> Dekstop'. 
> 
> What should I do?
> 
> 

It broke my nic card settings, see:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/92085

Removing ubuntu-desktop won't hurt anything (seems to actually help from
my POV), but if the applet isn't causing any problems for you I'd just
leave it there for now.