Dealing with streams.
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dnf package manager
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.. contents::
:local:
List packages
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List all installed packages::
dnf repoquery --installed
List packages selected by a user (but not automatically to meet dependenciy requirements)::
dnf repoquery --userinstalled
dnf history userinstalled
Check package details
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Check if a package is installed::
dnf list $PKG
rpm --verify $PKG
rpm -V $PKG
Check a package version::
dnf info $PKG
Check repository/origin availability::
dnf whatprovides $PKG
List package's files
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::
dnf repoquery -l $PKG
rpm -ql $PKG
Find packages a file belong to
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Using remote metadata::
dnf provides ifconfig
dnf repoquery --file /usr/sbin/ifconfig
Using installed package DB::
rpm -qf /usr/bin/rpm
List package dependencies
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::
repoquery --requires --resolve $PKG
If you possess a actual RPM::
rpm -qpR $RPM
List of packages that depend on a given
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::
dnf repoquery --alldeps --whatrequires $PKG
dnf repoquery --installed --whatrequires $PKG
rpm -q --whatrequires $PKG
Dealing with streams
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Streams group related package at specific compatible version. Only one version could be installed in
system in time.
For example Node.js has lots of parallel versions::
bash# sudo dnf module list nodejs
Name Stream Profiles Summary
nodejs 10 [d] common [d], development, minimal, s2i Javascript runtime
nodejs 12 common [d], development, minimal, s2i Javascript runtime
nodejs 14 common [d], development, minimal, s2i Javascript runtime
nodejs 16 common [d], development, minimal, s2i Javascript runtime
nodejs 18 common [d], development, minimal, s2i Javascript runtime
You select specific stream::
sudo dnf module install nodejs:18
In order to change stream one need to remove all the packages from original stream and reset the
stream::
sudo dnf module remove nodejs
sudo dnf module reset nodejs
sudo dnf module install nodejs:16