How To Install vconfig on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install vconfig on CentOS 7. vconfig is Linux 802.1q VLAN configuration utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vconfig on CentOS 7.

What is vconfig

The vconfig program configures and adjusts 802.1q VLAN parameters. This tool is deprecated in favor of “ip link” command.

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

Install vconfig on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install vconfig using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vconfig

Install vconfig 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 vconfig using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vconfig

How To Uninstall vconfig on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the vconfig package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove vconfig

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vconfig on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.