How To Install NetworkManager-libnm on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-libnm on CentOS 7. NetworkManager-libnm is Libraries for adding NetworkManager support to applications (new

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-libnm on CentOS 7.

What is NetworkManager-libnm

This package contains the libraries that make it easier to use some NetworkManager functionality from applications. This is the new NetworkManager API. See also NetworkManager-glib. This package contains the libraries that make it easier to use some NetworkManager functionality from applications. This is the new NetworkManager API. See also NetworkManager-glib.

We can use yum or dnf to install NetworkManager-libnm on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install NetworkManager-libnm.

Install NetworkManager-libnm on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-libnm

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

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-libnm

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-libnm on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-libnm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-libnm on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.