How To Install dnf on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf in Fedora 36. dnf is Package manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf on Fedora 36.

What is dnf

Utility that allows users to manage packages on their systems. It supports RPMs, modules and comps groups & environments.

We can use yum or dnf to install dnf on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dnf.

Install dnf on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install dnf

Install dnf on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install dnf

How To Uninstall dnf on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove dnf

dnf Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/dnf
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dnf-makecache.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dnf-makecache.timer
/usr/share/bash-completion
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/dnf
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/fil/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/fur/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/gd/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ka/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/ur/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/dnf.mo
/usr/share/man/man5/dnf-transaction-json.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/dnf.modularity.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/dnf.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/yum2dnf.8.gz
/var/cache/dnf

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).