7 DNF Command References
The following tables show examples of some of the common tasks that you can perform
by using the dnf
command to manage packages and package groups.
Table 7-1 DNF Commands
Command | Description |
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Lists all the enabled repositories. |
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Lists all the packages that are available in all enabled repositories and all packages that are installed on the system. |
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Lists all the packages that are installed on the system. |
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Lists all the packages that are available to be installed in all enabled repositories. |
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Searches the package descriptions for the specified string. |
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Finds the name of the package to which the specified file or feature belongs, for example:
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Displays detailed information about a package, for example:
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List the files that are contained in a package and are installed when
the package is installed, for example:
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Installs the specified package, including packages on which it depends, for example:
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Checks whether updates exist for packages that are already installed on the system. |
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Updates the specified package, including packages on which it depends, for example:
DNF also interprets the |
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Updates all packages, including packages on which they depend. DNF also interprets the |
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Removes the specified package. For example:
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Removes all cached package downloads and cached headers that contain information about remote packages. Running this command can help clear problems that are a result of unfinished transactions or out-of-date headers. |
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Displays help about |
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Displays help about the specified
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Runs the |
Table 7-2 DNF Group Commands
Command | Description |
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dnf group list |
Lists Environment Groups, that contain many subgroups; and base groups of packages that are available for installation. To include hidden groups in the list and all the groups' IDs, add the
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dnf group info groupname |
Displays detailed information about a group. If the group is a parent group, this command lists all subgroups that it contains, alternately the command lists all packages that are in the group. To include the groups' IDs, use the |
dnf group install groupname |
Installs all the packages in a group. |
dnf group update groupname |
Updates all the packages in a group. |
dnf group remove groupname |
Removes all the packages in a group. |
Table 7-3 DNF Module Commands
Command Syntax | Description of Action | Additional Information |
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dnf install package |
Installs the specified package. |
If a package is provided by a module stream, the dnf command resolves the required module stream and enables it automatically during package installation. In addition, the process is recursive for any package dependencies. Note that if more module streams satisfy the requirement, the default streams are used. If the package is provided by a module stream that isn't marked as default or isn't enabled, that package isn't recognized until you manually enable the applicable module stream. |
dnf module enable module-name:stream |
Enables a module or stream. |
Use this command when you want to enable a module so that the packages are available to the system, but you don't necessarily want to install the module immediately. Note that some modules might not define default streams. In this case, you must explicitly specify the stream. If you explicitly specify a stream and an alternate stream is set as the default, the enabled stream overrides the default stream for subsequent install requests. As an alternative, you can use dnf module switch-to. See the entry in the current table. |
dnf install @module-name Alternatively, you can use: dnf module install module-name |
Installs a module. The |
If the module defines a default stream, or you have enabled a particular stream, you don't need to include stream and colon in the command syntax. Be aware that some modules don't define default streams. As an alternative, you can use dnf module switch-to. See the entry in the current table. |
dnf install @module-name:stream Alternatively, you can use: dnf module install module-name:stream |
Installs a module by using a specific stream and default profiles. |
As an alternative, you can use dnf module switch-to. See the entry in the current table. |
dnf install @module-name:stream/profile Alternatively, you can use: dnf module install module-name:stream/profile |
Installs a module by using a specific stream and profile. |
As an alternative, you can use dnf module switch-to. See the entry in the current table. |
dnf module info module-name |
Displays information about a module. |
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dnf module info --profile module-name |
Displays information about the packages that are installed by the profiles of a module using the default stream. |
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dnf module info --profile module-name:stream |
Displays information about the packages that are installed by the profiles of a module using a specified stream. |
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dnf module list |
Lists all the available modules and displays the module name, stream, profiles, and a summary. Each module and stream is listed on a separate line. Profiles are indicated using comma separated values for each module and stream. Default values are indicated with the characters |
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dnf module list module-name |
Lists the current status of a module. |
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dnf module provides package |
Displays information about which modules provide a specified package. If the package is only available outside of any modules, the command output is empty. |
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dnf module switch-to @module-name:stream/profile |
Switch to a module stream. This command also changes the versions of installed packages to those versions provided by the new stream and removes packages from the old stream that are no longer available. The command also updates installed profiles if these are available in the new stream. |
This command is more encompassing than dnf module enable command because it both enables modules and runs distrosync on all modular packages in the enabled modules. The command is also more encompassing than dnf module install because it both installs profiles and runs distrosync on all modular packages in the installed module. However, you must specify a profile with this command because it doesn't use default profiles. |
dnf module remove @module-name |
Removes the specified module. |
Removing an installed module removes all the packages and their dependencies that are installed by the profiles of the enabled module stream. The modules to be removed must have some profiles already installed. |
dnf module remove --all @module-name:stream |
Removes all packages from the specified stream. |
Note that the command can remove critical packages from the system. |
dnf module remove @module-name:stream/profile |
Removes packages from the installed profile. |
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dnf module remove @module-name:stream |
Removes packages from all installed profiles within the specified stream. |
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dnf module reset @module-name |
Resets a module to the initial state so it is no longer enabled or disabled. Consequently, all installed profiles are removed. |
Note that the command does not remove packages from the specified module. |
dnf module disable @module-name |
Disables a module and all its streams. All related module streams become unavailable. Consequently, all installed profiles are removed. |
Note that the command does not remove packages from the specified module. |