DNF-UTILS(1)

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version 4.10.1 · 4 versions
, in fedora 43

✨ NAME ✨

okay so welcome to dnf-utils, bestie 💖 it's the classic YUM utilities, but reimplemented as CLI shims sitting on top of DNF. this is from the dnf-plugins-core manual, page DNF-UTILS(1).

the whole entire point of these shims? backward compatibility with yum-3. that's it. that's the mission. they're here so your old scripts and your old muscle memory don't cry. 🫶

🎀 SHELL COMMANDS 🎀

here's the roster, no cap. every single one. 👑

  • debuginfo-install(1) — installs the associated debuginfo packages for a given package specification. maps to dnf debuginfo-install.
  • needs-restarting(1) — checks for running processes that should be restarted. maps to dnf needs-restarting.
  • find-repos-of-install — reports which repository the package was installed from. part of core DNF functionality. maps to dnf list --installed. see List Command in dnf(8) for details.
  • package-cleanup(1) — cleans up locally installed, duplicate, or orphaned packages.
  • repo-graph(1) — outputs a full package dependency graph in dot format. maps to dnf repograph.
  • repoclosure(1) — displays a list of unresolved dependencies for repositories. maps to dnf repoclosure.
  • repodiff(1) — displays a list of differences between two or more repositories. maps to dnf repodiff.
  • repomanage(1) — manages a directory of rpm packages. maps to dnf repomanage.
  • repoquery — searches the available DNF repositories for selected packages and displays the requested information about them. part of core DNF functionality. maps to dnf repoquery. see Repoquery Command in dnf(8) for details.
  • reposync(1) — synchronizes packages of a remote DNF repository to a local directory. maps to dnf reposync.
  • repotrack — tracks packages and its dependencies and downloads them. maps to yumdownloader --resolve --alldeps. see yumdownloader(1) for details.
  • yum-builddep(1) — installs whatever is needed to build the given .src.rpm, .nosrc.rpm or .spec file. maps to dnf builddep.
  • yum-config-manager(1) — manages main DNF configuration options, toggles which repositories are enabled or disabled, and adds new repositories. maps to dnf config-manager.
  • yum-debug-dump(1) — writes system RPM configuration to a dump file. maps to dnf debug-dump.
  • yum-debug-restore(1) — restores system RPM configuration from a dump file. maps to dnf debug-restore.
  • yumdownloader(1) — downloads binary or source packages. maps to dnf download.
not me listing every single one because the manpage said so 💅 we don't skip, we don't summarise, we simply deliver.

🌸 AUTHOR 🌸

see AUTHORS in your Core DNF Plugins distribution 🦋

2014, Red Hat, Licensed under GPLv2+ ⭐

and that's the whole vibe, bestie — this little love letter to yum-3 nostalgia is version 4.10.1, dated Sep 19, 2025, from the dnf-plugins-core era. go forth and shim. periodt. 👑💖

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