How To Install nm-tool on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install network-manager

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is nm-tool and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install nm-tool on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install nm-tool using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install nm-tool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install network-manager

Install nm-tool using apt

Because nm-tool is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install nm-tool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install network-manager

Install nm-tool using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install nm-tool by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install network-manager

How to upgrade (update) a single package nm-tool using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the nm-tool, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install network-manager

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install network-manager

How To Uninstall nm-tool from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the nm-tool package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove network-manager

Uninstall nm-tool and all its dependencies

To uninstall nm-tool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove network-manager

Remove nm-tool with all configurations and data

To remove nm-tool configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge network-manager

Remove nm-tool completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to nm-tool package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge network-manager

Extra info and code examples

NetworkManager is a system network service that manages your network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. It manages ethernet, WiFi, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, and provides VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services. This package provides the userspace daemons and a command line interface to interact with NetworkManager. Optional dependencies: * ppp: Required for establishing dial-up connections (e.g. via GSM). * dnsmasq-base/iptables: Required for creating Ad-hoc connections and connection sharing. * avahi-autoipd: Used for IPv4LL, a protocol for automatic Link-Local IP address configuration. * libteam-utils: Network Team driver allows multiple network interfaces to be teamed together and act like a single one. This process is called "ethernet bonding", "channel teaming" or "link aggregation".

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install nm-tool using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the nm-tool from Ubuntu 22.04.

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