How To Install NetworkManager-tui on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-tui in AlmaLinux 8. NetworkManager-tui is NetworkManager curses-based UI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-tui on AlmaLinux 8.

What is NetworkManager-tui

This adds a curses-based “TUI” (Text User Interface) to NetworkManager, to allow performing some of the operations supported by nm-connection-editor and nm-applet in a non-graphical environment.

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

Install NetworkManager-tui on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-tui

Install NetworkManager-tui on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-tui

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-tui on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-tui

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-tui on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.