Dnf
dnf(8) is the package manager for Fedora.
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Usage
MicroDnf and Dnf5
Hosts with little memory can struggle to perform the repository database updates required by dnf(8).
Up to Fedora 38, the microdnf(8) utility was available as an experimental alternative. It is a minimal port of the dnf(8) codebase from Python to C. This makes it more memory efficient as well as introducing fewer dependencies. The latter makes it advantageous to Docker containers.
In Fedora 38, the utility is renamed dnf5(8), highlighting the intent to switch codebases as a breaking version 5 release.
In Fedora 39, microdnf(8) will replace dnf(8).
Configuration