How To Install Nmcli In Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian?

nmcli

A command line tool for controlling NetworkManager.

Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team

Email: [email protected] .

Website: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/NetworkManager

Section: net

Install nmcli

Debian apt-get install network-manager Click to copy
Ubuntu apt-get install network-manager Click to copy
Alpine OS apk add networkmanager Click to copy
Arch Linux pacman -S networkmanager Click to copy
Kali Linux apt-get install network-manager Click to copy
Fedora dnf install NetworkManager-1 Click to copy
Raspbian apt-get install network-manager Click to copy

A command line tool for controlling NetworkManager.

How to use nmcli?

Below are few example commands for nmcli that you can use in the terminal.

List all NetworkManager connections (shows name, uuid, type and device):
nmcli connectionClick to copyPrint the available Wi-Fi access points:
nmcli device wifiClick to copyConnect to the Wi-Fi network with a specified name and password:
nmcli device wifi connect name passwordClick to copyActivate a connection by specifying an uuid:
nmcli connection up uuid uuidClick to copyDeactivate a connection:
nmcli connection down uuid uuidClick to copyPrint statuses of network interfaces:
nmcli device statusClick to copy

To install the latest version of nmcli in your favorite operating system just copy the nmcli installation command from above and paste it into terminal. It will download and install the latest version of nmcli 2026 package in your OS.