How To Install network-manager-applet on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install network-manager-applet on Rocky Linux 8. network-manager-applet is A network control and status applet for NetworkManager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install network-manager-applet on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `network-manager-applet`

This package contains a network control and status notification area applet for use with NetworkManager.

We can use yum or dnf to install network-manager-applet on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install network-manager-applet.

Install network-manager-applet 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 network-manager-applet using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install network-manager-applet

Install network-manager-applet 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 network-manager-applet using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install network-manager-applet

How To Uninstall network-manager-applet on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the network-manager-applet package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove network-manager-applet

network-manager-applet Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop
/usr/bin/nm-applet
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/42
/usr/lib/.build-id/42/6490bb67de151540ba92a2b063a251c47150e7
/usr/share/GConf/gsettings/nm-applet.convert
/usr/share/applications/nm-applet.desktop
/usr/share/doc/network-manager-applet
/usr/share/doc/network-manager-applet/CONTRIBUTING
/usr/share/doc/network-manager-applet/NEWS
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-adhoc.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-mb-roam.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-secure-lock.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-00-secure.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-00.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-100-secure.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-100.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-25-secure.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-25.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-50-secure.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-50.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-75-secure.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-signal-75.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting01.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting02.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting03.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting04.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting05.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting06.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting07.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting08.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting09.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting10.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage01-connecting11.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting01.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting02.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting03.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting04.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting05.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting06.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting07.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting08.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting09.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting10.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage02-connecting11.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting01.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting02.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting03.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting04.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting05.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting06.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting07.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting08.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting09.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting10.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-stage03-connecting11.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-tech-3g.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-tech-cdma-1x.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-tech-edge.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-tech-evdo.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-tech-gprs.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-tech-hspa.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-tech-lte.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-tech-umts.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-active-lock.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting01.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting02.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting03.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting04.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting05.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting06.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting07.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting08.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting09.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting10.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting11.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting12.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting13.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-vpn-connecting14.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/nm-wwan-tower.png
/usr/share/licenses/network-manager-applet
/usr/share/licenses/network-manager-applet/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/nm-applet.1.gz

References

network-manager-applet website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install network-manager-applet on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.