How To Install NetworkManager-cloud-setup on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-cloud-setup on CentOS 8. NetworkManager-cloud-setup is Automatically configure NetworkManager in cloud

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-cloud-setup on CentOS 8.

What is NetworkManager-cloud-setup

Installs a nm-cloud-setup tool that can automatically configure NetworkManager in cloud setups. Currently only EC2 is supported. This tool is still experimental.

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

Install NetworkManager-cloud-setup on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install NetworkManager-cloud-setup using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-cloud-setup

Install NetworkManager-cloud-setup on CentOS 8 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 NetworkManager-cloud-setup using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-cloud-setup

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-cloud-setup on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-cloud-setup

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-cloud-setup on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.