How To Install systemd-networkd on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-networkd on CentOS 8.
What is systemd-networkd
systemd-networkd is a system service that manages networks. It detects and configures network devices as they appear, as well as creating virtual network devices.
We can use yum or dnf to install systemd-networkd on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install systemd-networkd.
Install systemd-networkd on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install systemd-networkd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install systemd-networkd
Install systemd-networkd on CentOS 8 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 systemd-networkd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install systemd-networkd
How To Uninstall systemd-networkd on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the systemd-networkd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove systemd-networkd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-networkd on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.