If mine is the only report of this problem, then yes, it should probably be closed wontfix.
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1824425 Title: network-manager dies in package postinst on cosmic->disco upgrade Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I just did a cosmic->disco upgrade and as soon as the network-manager package was configured, my network dropped. Setting up network-manager (1.12.4-1ubuntu1) ... As soon as this package was configured, the NetworkManager service died, the NM applet disappeared from my desktop, and my network dropped. The NetworkManager service eventually succeeded in restarting, but it took 12 minutes. journalctl output looks like: Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil systemd[1]: Stopping Network Manager... Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil NetworkManager[2684]: <info> [1555014643.2262] caught SIGTERM, shutting down normally. Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil NetworkManager[2684]: <info> [1555014643.2277] device (wlan2): state change: activated -> deactivating (reason 'unmanaged', sys-iface-state: 'managed') Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil NetworkManager[2684]: <info> [1555014643.2392] device (wlan2): state change: deactivating -> unmanaged (reason 'removed', sys-iface-state: 'managed') Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil NetworkManager[2684]: <info> [1555014643.3055] dhcp4 (wlan2): canceled DHCP transaction, DHCP client pid 2596 Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil NetworkManager[2684]: <info> [1555014643.3056] dhcp4 (wlan2): state changed bound -> done Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil NetworkManager[2684]: <info> [1555014643.4210] device (virbr0-nic): released from master device virbr0 Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil NetworkManager[2684]: <info> [1555014643.4430] exiting (success) Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Succeeded. Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil systemd[1]: Stopped Network Manager. Apr 11 13:30:43 virgil systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager... Apr 11 13:32:13 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating. Apr 11 13:32:13 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM Apr 11 13:32:13 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Failed with result 'timeout'. Apr 11 13:32:13 virgil systemd[1]: Failed to start Network Manager. Apr 11 13:32:14 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart. Apr 11 13:32:14 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. Apr 11 13:32:14 virgil systemd[1]: Stopped Network Manager. Apr 11 13:32:14 virgil systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager... Apr 11 13:33:50 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating. Apr 11 13:33:50 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM Apr 11 13:33:50 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Failed with result 'timeout'. Apr 11 13:33:50 virgil systemd[1]: Failed to start Network Manager. Apr 11 13:33:50 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart. Apr 11 13:33:50 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2. Apr 11 13:33:50 virgil systemd[1]: Stopped Network Manager. Apr 11 13:33:50 virgil systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager... Apr 11 13:35:21 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating. Apr 11 13:35:21 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM Apr 11 13:35:21 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Failed with result 'timeout'. Apr 11 13:35:21 virgil systemd[1]: Failed to start Network Manager. Apr 11 13:36:52 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart. Apr 11 13:36:52 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3. Apr 11 13:36:52 virgil systemd[1]: Stopped Network Manager. Apr 11 13:36:52 virgil systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager... Apr 11 13:38:28 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating. Apr 11 13:38:28 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM Apr 11 13:38:28 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Failed with result 'timeout'. Apr 11 13:38:28 virgil systemd[1]: Failed to start Network Manager. Apr 11 13:38:29 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart. Apr 11 13:38:29 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 4. Apr 11 13:38:29 virgil systemd[1]: Stopped Network Manager. Apr 11 13:38:29 virgil systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager... Apr 11 13:40:00 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating. Apr 11 13:40:01 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM Apr 11 13:40:01 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Failed with result 'timeout'. Apr 11 13:40:01 virgil systemd[1]: Failed to start Network Manager. Apr 11 13:40:01 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart. Apr 11 13:40:01 virgil systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5. Apr 11 13:40:01 virgil systemd[1]: Stopped Network Manager. Apr 11 13:40:01 virgil systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager... Apr 11 13:40:01 virgil NetworkManager[1630]: <info> [1555015201.6906] NetworkManager (version 1.16.0) is starting... (after a restart) Apr 11 13:40:01 virgil NetworkManager[1630]: <info> [1555015201.6907] Read config: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (lib: 10-dns-resolved.conf, 20-connectivity-ubuntu.conf, no-mac-addr-change.conf) (etc: 10-globally-managed-devices.conf, 10-ubuntu-fan.conf, default-wifi-powersave-on.conf) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: network-manager 1.16.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-17.18-generic 4.18.20 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu26 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Apr 11 13:45:23 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-09-24 (3121 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1) IpRoute: default via 192.168.15.1 dev wlan2 proto dhcp metric 600 10.44.49.0/24 dev lxdbr0 proto kernel scope link src 10.44.49.1 169.254.0.0/16 dev lxdbr0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.15.0/24 dev wlan2 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.15.71 metric 600 192.168.122.0/24 dev virbr0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.122.1 linkdown NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-11 (0 days ago) nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN running 1.16.0 connected started full enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1824425/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp