How To Install dnf-data on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf-data in Fedora 36. dnf-data is Common data and configuration files for DNF

Introduction

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

What is `dnf-data`

Common data and configuration files for DNF

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

Install dnf-data 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-data using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dnf-data

Install dnf-data 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-data using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dnf-data

How To Uninstall dnf-data on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove dnf-data

dnf-data Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/dnf
/etc/dnf/aliases.d
/etc/dnf/dnf.conf
/etc/dnf/modules.d
/etc/dnf/modules.defaults.d
/etc/dnf/plugins
/etc/dnf/protected.d
/etc/dnf/protected.d/dnf.conf
/etc/dnf/vars
/etc/libreport/events.d/collect_dnf.conf
/etc/logrotate.d/dnf
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/dnf.conf
/usr/share/doc/dnf
/usr/share/doc/dnf/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/dnf/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/dnf
/usr/share/licenses/dnf/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/dnf/PACKAGE-LICENSING
/usr/share/man/man5/dnf.conf.5.gz
/var/lib/dnf
/var/lib/dnf/groups.json
/var/lib/dnf/history
/var/lib/dnf/yumdb
/var/log/dnf.librepo.log
/var/log/dnf.log
/var/log/dnf.plugin.log
/var/log/dnf.rpm.log
/var/log/hawkey.log

References

dnf-data website

Summary

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