I upgraded from Kubuntu 13.04 to Kubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) several weeks ago. Ever since, I've not had the "usual" network management control center module for configuring network connections such as a VPN.

To be as specific as possible, my problem can be recreated by... Run "systemsettings" from the command line, and select the module/icon for "Network Settings" under the "Network and Connectivity" category. This window that opens has THREE icons in the left panel, one named "Proxy", one named "Connection Preferences", and a third named "Service Discovery". There used to a be a fourth (first?) module here for actually managing the network connections. For example creating a VPN connection, or configuring wireless access.

This module is now completely missing from my system. The solution is probably as easy as installing or re-installing some missing package, but I have no idea what the package is named, or why it wouldn't be there already. Is anyone else having this problem? Can someone else with Kubuntu 13.10 confirm that there's supposed to be a fourth module/icon?

Assuming that other people have this module, does anyone have suggestions on why I do not? Here are a couple of relevant commands and the output they produce on my system.

$ sudo apt-get install network-manager plasma-nm
...
network-manager is already the newest version.
plasma-nm is already the newest version.
$ kcmshell4 --list | grep net
netpref - Configure generic network preferences, like timeout values

In particular, I can issue this command:

$ kcmshell4 netpref

And the "Connection Preferences" module opens in a new window. But what module name am I missing for configuring the actual connections? Further, my network-manager works just fine from the command line, my VPN is still configured and working (mostly), etc. So it appears that all that I'm missing is the GUI configuration component.

Thanks for any help anyone with a working 13.10 system can provide. I have no idea how I lost this module, but my situation seems unusual (rare?).

This question was answered for me on the Kubuntu forums. The short answer is that the network configuration is no longer accessible from the SystemSettings application, and instead can be edited through the "Network Management Settings" icon in the "System Tray" by clicking on the wrench icons while viewing the network status. Apparently this functionality has replaced the module in SystemSettings. This is certainly not the most obvious place for people who have been finding it SystemSettings for a long time, but once found it's clear enough.

Thanks for posting the solution. I've now marked this as solved.

@coreycohen is so right . . . This is certainly not the most obvious place for people who have been finding it SystemSettings for a long time. Thanks Corey!