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DNF (Dandified YUM)

Basic Package Management

• sudo dnf install <package>: Install a package
• sudo dnf remove <package>: Remove a package
• sudo dnf update: Update all packages
• sudo dnf update <package>: Update a specific package
• sudo dnf check-update: Check for available updates
• sudo dnf clean all: Clean all caches

Searching and Information

• dnf search <keyword>: Search for packages
• dnf info <package>: Display information about a package
• dnf list installed: List all installed packages
• dnf list available: List all available packages
• dnf provides <file>: Find which package provides a specific file

Repository Management

• sudo dnf repolist: List enabled repositories
• sudo dnf repolist all: List all repositories (enabled and disabled)
• sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo <repo_url>: Add a new repository
• sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled <repo>: Enable a repository
• sudo dnf config-manager --set-disabled <repo>: Disable a repository

Group Management

• sudo dnf group list: List available groups
• sudo dnf group install <group_name>: Install a group of packages
• sudo dnf group remove <group_name>: Remove a group of packages

History and Rollback

• sudo dnf history: View DNF transaction history
• sudo dnf history info <id>: View detailed information about a specific transaction
• sudo dnf history undo <id>: Undo a specific transaction
• sudo dnf history rollback <id>: Rollback to a specific transaction

Plugins and Modules

• dnf plugin list: List available plugins
• sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core: Install core DNF plugins
• dnf module list: List available modules
• sudo dnf module install <module>: Install a specific module
• sudo dnf module enable <module>: Enable a specific module

System Upgrade

• sudo dnf upgrade: Upgrade packages (same as update)
• sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=<version>: Download packages for system upgrade
• sudo dnf system-upgrade reboot: Reboot and perform system upgrade

Advanced Usage

• sudo dnf reinstall <package>: Reinstall a package
• sudo dnf downgrade <package>: Downgrade a package
• sudo dnf autoremove: Remove unnecessary packages
• sudo dnf mark install <package>: Mark a package as user-installed
• sudo dnf mark remove <package>: Mark a package as automatically-installed
• dnf repoquery <package>: Query the package database

Configuration

• sudo dnf config-manager --setopt=<option>=<value>: Set a DNF configuration option
• dnf config-manager --dump: Display current DNF configuration

Remember to replace <package>, <keyword>, <file>, <repo_url>, <repo>, <group_name>, <id>, <module>, <version>, and <option> with actual values when using these commands.

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