Non-GUI packages moved to base+nm pkglist to enable standalone installation of those; and GTK bits left in desktop+nm for use by images lacking their own new and improved(tm) variant. Note that both GNOME3 and KDE4 aren't lacking anymore.
Эта фича конфигурирует базовую поддержку сети, включая нужную подсистему (etcnet, NetworkManager поверх etcnet или connman).