How To Install dnf on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf on Debian 11. dnf is Dandified Yum package manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf on Debian 11.

What is dnf

dnf is:

Package manager forked from Yum, using libsolv as a dependency resolver. Dnf requires a working rpm installation and is meant to be used in chroots, see README.Debian for more information.

This package provides the dnf program.

There are three methods to install dnf on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dnf Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dnf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dnf

Install dnf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dnf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dnf

Install dnf Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dnf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnf

How To Uninstall dnf on Debian 11

To uninstall only the dnf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dnf

Uninstall dnf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dnf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnf

Remove dnf Configurations and Data

To remove dnf configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dnf

Remove dnf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dnf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnf

Dependencies

dnf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.