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I have installed Ubuntu 18.04.2 server and then installed ubuntu-unity-desktop, and Network Manager is hosed. This problem has been reported more than once (Ethernet device not managed) and I am sure this question will be marked as a duplicate, but I have tried all the remedies and the problem has not been resolved.

I have tried:

  • editing /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf.
  • editing /usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf.
  • an empty /usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf.

What finally fixed it was editing /etc/netplan/*.yaml

@heynnema - Why was it the wrong thing to do? It seems to have worked. My /etc/interfaces files is nothing but comments. My netplan yaml is what I finally edited, and is:

network:
  version: 2
  renderer: NetworkManager

lshw reports correctly ehat my only network interface is a RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller

James B
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  • If you've found the solution, then you can [post the solution itself as an answer](https://askubuntu.com/help/self-answer). That is, you can remove the details of the solution from your question and post an answer that contains them. – Eliah Kagan Jul 22 '19 at 22:30

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