What is default package for managing EOS?

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I have installed EOS for around 3 years. I can’t recall which packages supposed to manage it in original form.
I think it is NetworkManager that is supposed to manage network, but I also see netctl on the system (altho netctl.service is disabled). It seems like arch it-self uses netctl instead of NetworkManager. Is netctl supposed to be on the system? or I installed it by mistake and forgot to remove it.

How Network on EOS is supposed to be managed?

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You can manage it however you want.

There is no specific requirement.

Most of the DEs come with NetworkManager integration.

Most EOS users use NetworkManager but many don’t.

EDIT: To be clear, as far as I know, we have never included netctl by default.

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I think , I first installed it with XFCE. later moved to bspwm. I am just confused that I have to supposedly conflicting packages for network installed on my system.

To clarify , I don’t have any problems with my system. I just learning about Linux Networking and trying to figure out how it works. it seems so many different ways to manage it. netctl, NetworkManger, netplan …

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Yeah, I suspect netctl is something you installed at some point.

That being said, feel free to use it if you like it.

I suspect that most people are either using NetworkManager or systemd-networkd.

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We used to manage it with vi (editing files).

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yea, I think I would play with all of them to figure out how each one of the work. not on my EOS machine tho , don’t want to broke my main system.

Thanks for helping as always

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Using ip commands is most effective way. never lets you down. altho not persistent