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Flags

available commands
Flag Usage
list list packages based on their status :
  • dnf list :
    • equivalent to dnf list --installed --available
    • outputs screenfuls of packages, but has Installed Packages and Available Packages sections
    • mentioned for completeness but pretty dull
  • dnf list --all : all packages, present in the RPMDB, in a repository or both
  • dnf list --available : packages available from enabled repositories and not installed
  • dnf list --installed : explicit
remove remove the specified package(s) and those depending on it

Example

enable a DNF repository (i.e. access packages from that repository)
dnf config-manager --enable repositoryId
example :
  1. cat /etc/yum.repos.d/myApplication.repo
    [myAppRepoId]
name=Repository for myApplication
baseurl=https://...
enabled=1
[other settings...]
  2. dnf config-manager --disable myAppRepoId && cat /etc/yum.repos.d/myApplication.repo 
    Updating Subscription Management repositories.
[myAppRepoId]
name=Repository for myApplication
baseurl=https://...
enabled=0
[other settings...]
  3. dnf config-manager --enable myAppRepoId && cat /etc/yum.repos.d/myApplication.repo 
    Updating Subscription Management repositories.
[myAppRepoId]
name=Repository for myApplication
baseurl=https://...
enabled=1
[other settings...]
find which package(s) require somePackage :
dnf repoquery --whatrequires python-unversioned-command
	Updating Subscription Management repositories.
	...
	cyberwatch-agent-0:3.2-0.noarch
	rhel-system-roles-0:1.108.6-0.1.el9.noarch
	rhel-system-roles-0:1.88.9-0.1.el9_5.noarch
	rhel-system-roles-0:1.95.7-0.1.el9_6.noarch
	rhel-system-roles-0:1.96.0-0.1.el9_6.noarch
	texlive-xepersian-9:20200406-25.el9.noarch
	texlive-xepersian-9:20200406-26.el9.noarch
	texlive-xepersian-9:20200406-26.el9_2.noarch