wicked

In the world of Linux, where flexibility and configurability reign supreme, even network management tools vary significantly between distributions. Two notables among the myriad of network configuration managers available in the Linux ecosystem are Netplan and Wicked. While both tools serve the primary role of managing network settings, they originate from and are default options in different distributions—Netplan for Ubuntu and Wicked for openSUSE. Let’s dive deep into both, comparing their features, usage, and which might suit various user needs better. Introduced in Ubuntu 17.10 as a default networking configuration tool, Netplan is a simple and easy-to-use utility to configure networks.