Ubuntu Continues Working On Netplan For Network Configuration

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Ubuntu Continues Working On Netplan For Network Configuration

Earlier this year Ubuntu developers announced Netplan as a new, consolidated network configuration tool. Netplan was added to Ubuntu 16.10 and more improvements are on the way for Ubuntu 17.04...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Netplan-Network-Continues

[froyo]

OMG, my nightmares are getting real... this is a zombie version of how YaST looked in ancient times. I am horrified. Can someone please kill it once more before it causes damage, please?

Flame intended.

[froyo]

On a more serious note, but very much OT: I really like Unity 7. And I love the idea of convergence (the idea behind Unity 8). Canonical, please concentrate on these important features, and stay out of the plumbing of the base system (MIR is a disaster. Upstart is arguably not, but it was clear that systemd was superior - yet not perfect. Etc.).