dnf

Fedora/RHEL package manager

TLDR

Apply all available updates

$ sudo dnf upgrade

See what would be updated, without touching anything

$ dnf check-upgrade

Install packages, answering yes to prompts

$ sudo dnf install --assumeyes [package1] [package2]

Search names and summaries

$ dnf search [keyword]

Show a package's details

$ dnf info [package]

Find what provides a file or command

$ dnf provides [/usr/bin/ss]

List the installed packages

$ dnf list --installed

Ask which packages require a given one

$ dnf repoquery --whatrequires [package]

List the files a package ships, without installing it

$ dnf repoquery --list [package]

Install a package group

$ sudo dnf group install "[Development Tools]"

Remove a package

$ sudo dnf remove [package]

Remove leaf packages that nothing needs any more

$ sudo dnf autoremove

Review the transaction history

$ dnf history

Undo a past transaction

$ sudo dnf history undo [12]

Download a package without installing it

$ dnf download [package]

Empty the caches

$ sudo dnf clean all

SYNOPSIS

dnf [options] command [arguments]

dnf (Dandified YUM) is the package manager for Fedora, RHEL, and related distributions. It has been the default since Fedora 22, with DNF5 becoming the default in Fedora 41+. It is the successor to YUM and provides improved dependency resolution, performance, and a more consistent interface.

PARAMETERS

install, in package

Install specified packages

remove, rm package

Remove specified packages

upgrade, up

Upgrade all installed packages

search, se keyword

Search for packages matching keyword

info, if package

Display detailed information about a package

list, ls

List packages (--installed, --available, --updates)

provides command

Find packages providing a file or command

clean option

Clean cached data (all, dbcache, expire-cache, metadata, packages)

repolist

Display configured repositories

history

View transaction history

autoremove

Remove unneeded packages

-y, --assumeyes

Automatically answer yes to prompts

--refresh

Set metadata as expired before running command

CONFIGURATION

/etc/dnf/dnf.conf

Main DNF configuration file with settings for package management behavior.

**/etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo**

Repository configuration files defining package sources.

INSTALL

sudo pacman -S dnf

CAVEATS

DNF5 (used in Fedora 41+) has some differences from earlier DNF versions. Check documentation for specific version differences.

HISTORY

DNF was introduced in Fedora 18 as an experimental package manager and became the default in Fedora 22. DNF5 is a complete rewrite released with Fedora 41.

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