How To Install NetworkManager-bluetooth on Rocky Linux 8

Introduction

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

What is NetworkManager-bluetooth

This package contains NetworkManager support for Bluetooth devices.

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

Install NetworkManager-bluetooth 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-bluetooth using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-bluetooth

Install NetworkManager-bluetooth 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-bluetooth using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-bluetooth

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-bluetooth on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-bluetooth

NetworkManager-bluetooth Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c7
/usr/lib/.build-id/c7/eda9563cf665b519f191602457d44946ab403d
/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/1.30.0-7.el8/libnm-device-plugin-bluetooth.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8/b93bfa076f9d7f8d625cd3c6b649de6da9b2da
/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/1.30.0-9.el8_4/libnm-device-plugin-bluetooth.so

References

• NetworkManager-bluetooth website

Summary

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