How To Install NetworkManager-cloud-setup on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-cloud-setup on Rocky Linux 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 Rocky Linux 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 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-cloud-setup using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-cloud-setup

Install NetworkManager-cloud-setup 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-cloud-setup using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-cloud-setup

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-cloud-setup on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-cloud-setup

NetworkManager-cloud-setup Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e/c1aa2f90e5df7059eb7cbf56e12e8ee2a7e3e0
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/90-nm-cloud-setup.sh
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/no-wait.d/90-nm-cloud-setup.sh
/usr/lib/systemd/system/nm-cloud-setup.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/nm-cloud-setup.timer
/usr/libexec/nm-cloud-setup
/usr/share/man/man8/nm-cloud-setup.8.gz
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd/1fd6e865c1647783d018372e34c5c3465380e1
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/90-nm-cloud-setup.sh
/usr/lib/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/no-wait.d/90-nm-cloud-setup.sh
/usr/lib/systemd/system/nm-cloud-setup.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/nm-cloud-setup.timer
/usr/libexec/nm-cloud-setup
/usr/share/man/man8/nm-cloud-setup.8.gz

References

NetworkManager-cloud-setup website

Summary

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