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

• For my stable Fedora release, can I install the rawhide packages for testing purposes ?

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 ?