How To Install NetworkManager-openvpn on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-openvpn on CentOS 7. NetworkManager-openvpn is NetworkManager VPN plugin for OpenVPN

Introduction

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

What is NetworkManager-openvpn

This package contains software for integrating VPN capabilities with the OpenVPN server with NetworkManager.

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

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

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-openvpn

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

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-openvpn

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-openvpn on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-openvpn

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Summary

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