12.2 Installing and Enabling NetworkManager

NetworkManager should be installed by default for most Fedora 31 installations. Use the rpm command to find out if it needs to be installed:

# rpm -q NetworkManager

NetworkManager-1.14.0-14.el8.x86_64

If necessary, install the package as follows:

# dnf install NetworkManager

Once the package is installed, the NetworkManager daemon will need to be enabled so that it starts each time the system boots:

# systemctl enable NetworkManager

Finally, start the service running and check the status to verify that the launch was successful:

# systemctl start NetworkManager

# systemctl status NetworkManager

● NetworkManager.service - Network Manager

   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled; vendor >

  Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service.d

           └─NetworkManager...