How To Install NetworkManager-config-server on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-config-server on Rocky Linux 8.
What is NetworkManager-config-server
This adds a NetworkManager configuration file to make it behave more like the old “network” service. In particular, it stops NetworkManager from automatically running DHCP on unconfigured ethernet devices, and allows connections with static IP addresses to be brought up even on ethernet devices with no carrier. This package is intended to be installed by default for server deployments.
We can use yum or dnf to install NetworkManager-config-server on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install NetworkManager-config-server.
Install NetworkManager-config-server on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install NetworkManager-config-server using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-config-server
Install NetworkManager-config-server on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install NetworkManager-config-server using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-config-server
How To Uninstall NetworkManager-config-server on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the NetworkManager-config-server package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-config-server
NetworkManager-config-server Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/NetworkManager
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/00-server.conf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-config-server on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
