How To Install nm-connection-editor on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nm-connection-editor on CentOS 7. nm-connection-editor is A network connection configuration editor for NetworkManager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nm-connection-editor on CentOS 7.

What is nm-connection-editor

This package contains a network configuration editor and Bluetooth modem utility for use with NetworkManager.

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

Install nm-connection-editor on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nm-connection-editor using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nm-connection-editor

Install nm-connection-editor 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 nm-connection-editor using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nm-connection-editor

How To Uninstall nm-connection-editor on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the nm-connection-editor package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nm-connection-editor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nm-connection-editor on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.