1) Install the bridge-utils packages 2) Edit the following file: /etc/network/interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eno1 iface eno1 inet manual auto br-eth0 iface br-eth0 inet dhcp bridge_ports eno1 3) stop the network manager, if its running systemctl stop NetworkManager-wait-online.service systemctl disable NetworkManager.service 4) Restart the networking script