RPM/DNF/FAQ
F.A.Q. Contents
General Questions
- What does DNF stand for ?
- Can I have DNF and Yum installed side by side ?
- What to do with packages that DNF refuses to remove because their %pre or %preun scripts are failing ?
- Why are dnf check-update packages not marked for upgrade in the following dnf upgrade ?
- Why do I get different results with dnf upgrade vs yum update ?
- Is it possible to force DNF to get the latest metadata on dnf upgrade ?
- How do I disable automatic metadata synchronization service ?
- Shouldn't DNF exit soon from certain commands if it is not run under root ?
Using DNF in Fedora
General Questions
1
What does DNF stand for ?
2
Can I have DNF and Yum installed side by side ?
3
What to do with packages that DNF refuses to remove because their %pre or %preun scripts are failing ?
4
Why are dnf check-update packages not marked for upgrade in the following dnf upgrade ?
5
Why do I get different results with dnf upgrade vs yum update ?
6
Is it possible to force DNF to get the latest metadata on dnf upgrade ?
7
How do I disable automatic metadata synchronization service ?
8
Shouldn't DNF exit soon from certain commands if it is not run under root ?
Using DNF in Fedora
9
For my stable Fedora release, can I install the rawhide packages for testing purposes ?
Installing rawhide packages onto a stable Fedora release system is generally discouraged as it leads to less tested combinations of installed packages. Please consider this step carefully.