dnf4

legacy DNF version 4 package manager

TLDR

Upgrade all packages

$ sudo dnf4 upgrade

Search for packages

$ dnf4 search [keyword1] [keyword2]

Display package info

$ dnf4 info [package]

Install packages

$ sudo dnf4 install [package1] [package2]

Remove packages

$ sudo dnf4 remove [package1] [package2]

List installed packages

$ dnf4 list --installed

Find package providing a command

$ dnf4 provides [command]

View history

$ dnf4 history

SYNOPSIS

dnf4 command [options] [packages]

dnf4 is the DNF version 4 package manager for RHEL 8/9 and older Fedora versions (pre-41). It's the successor to yum and manages RPM packages.On Fedora 41+, dnf defaults to version 5. Use dnf4 explicitly for the older version.

PARAMETERS

upgrade

Upgrade installed packages

search keywords

Search package names and summaries

info package

Display package details

install packages

Install packages

remove packages

Remove packages

list

List packages

provides file

Find package owning file

history

View transaction history

INSTALL

sudo zypper install dnf4

nix profile install nixpkgs#dnf4

CAVEATS

Legacy version, newer systems use dnf5. Command abbreviations supported (in, rm, se, etc.).

RESOURCES

Source code · Documentation