How To Install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome on Rocky Linux 8. NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome is NetworkManager VPN plugin for L2TP and L2TP/IPsec - GNOME files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome on Rocky Linux 8.

What is NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome

This package contains software for integrating L2TP and L2TP over IPsec VPN support with the NetworkManager (GNOME files).

We can use yum or dnf to install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome.

Install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome 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-l2tp-gnome using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome

Install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome 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-l2tp-gnome using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome

NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/99
/usr/lib/.build-id/99/edfbdd0488c301b6fd979b9ae39f53f9c3658f
/usr/lib/.build-id/e0
/usr/lib/.build-id/e0/38f0d8e1be92af7f51ff3aa859cabb958e7cc8
/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/libnm-vpn-plugin-l2tp-editor.so
/usr/libexec/nm-l2tp-auth-dialog
/usr/share/metainfo/network-manager-l2tp.metainfo.xml

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.