How To Install network-scripts on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install network-scripts on AlmaLinux 8.
What is network-scripts
This package contains the legacy scripts for activating & deactivating of most network interfaces. It also provides a legacy version of ’network’ service. The ’network’ service is enabled by default after installation of this package, and if the network-scripts are installed alongside NetworkManager, then the ifup/ifdown commands from network-scripts take precedence over the ones provided by NetworkManager. If user has both network-scripts & NetworkManager installed, and wishes to use ifup/ifdown from NetworkManager primarily, then they has to run command $ update-alternatives –config ifup Please note that running the command above will also disable the ’network’ service.
We can use yum or dnf to install network-scripts on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install network-scripts.
Install network-scripts 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 network-scripts using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install network-scripts
Install network-scripts 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 network-scripts using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install network-scripts
How To Uninstall network-scripts on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the network-scripts package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove network-scripts
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install network-scripts on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.