DNF, YUM Snippets

Source: Using the DNF software package manager :: Fedora Docs

dnf can be used exactly as yum to search, install or remove packages.

# To search the repositories for a package type
dnf search packagename

# Install the package
dnf install packagename

# Remove a package
dnf remove packagename

# Removes packages installed as dependencies that are no longer required by currently installed programs.
dnf autoremove

# Checks the repositories for newer packages and updates them and confirm (-y)
dnf upgrade -y

# Upgrade but ignore updates for a package
sudo dnf upgrade --exclude=packagename

See Also

Resources

[[https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/upgrading-fedora-offline/][Upgrading Fedora Linux Using DNF System Plugin
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