Enabling Connectivity Checking in NetworkManager

[Luke W Faraone]

On 22/02/17 21:24, Jeremy Bicha wrote:
> Hi, back in July 2012 on this list, it was proposed that Ubuntu's
> NetworkManager enable the new connectivity check feature by default.
> Some concerns were raised and the feature never landed. I'd like to
> reopen that discussion.
>
> In 2014, Fedora enabled that feature by default but they did it using
> a separate package. I really like this idea since it makes it very
> easy for users to opt in or out of the connectivity check if they
> choose.
>
> I am proposing that we create a similar package. I would like to have
> Ubuntu GNOME's metapackage recommend that config-connectivity package.

Is there meaningful code included in ``config-connectivity``, or is it
just a config package (as the name suggests)? If the latter, why not
just make it a debconf question?

  -- Luke Faraone

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