How To Install ModemManager on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ModemManager on CentOS 7.
What is ModemManager
The ModemManager service manages WWAN modems and provides a consistent API for interacting with these devices to client applications. The ModemManager service manages WWAN modems and provides a consistent API for interacting with these devices to client applications.
We can use yum or dnf to install ModemManager on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ModemManager.
Install ModemManager on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ModemManager using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ModemManager
Install ModemManager on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ModemManager using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ModemManager
How To Uninstall ModemManager on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the ModemManager package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ModemManager
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ModemManager on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
