How To Install NetworkManager-ppp on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is NetworkManager-ppp

This package contains NetworkManager support for PPP.

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

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

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-ppp

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

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-ppp

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-ppp on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-ppp

References

• NetworkManager-ppp website

Summary

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