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

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome on Rocky Linux 8. NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome is NetworkManager VPN plugin for libreswan - GNOME files

Introduction

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

What is NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome

This package contains software for integrating VPN capabilities with the libreswan server with NetworkManager (GNOME files).

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

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

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome

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

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome

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

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

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome

NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/03
/usr/lib/.build-id/03/398fad60dba83d4f87d1db2c90d68f41a195ab
/usr/lib/.build-id/94
/usr/lib/.build-id/94/6cb29547ef96083313599ddeb86a29f42d8a5c
/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/libnm-vpn-plugin-libreswan-editor.so
/usr/libexec/nm-libreswan-auth-dialog
/usr/share/appdata/network-manager-libreswan.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/gnome-vpn-properties/libreswan
/usr/share/gnome-vpn-properties/libreswan/nm-libreswan-dialog.ui

References

Summary

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