Replacing DNF with DNF5: changes reverted and helping steps

[Nicola Sella <nsella@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

As discussed[1] DNF will not be obsoleted in fedora 39. The side-tag with the reverted changes was merged[2,3] just now.

You can now try the new packages by upgrading to the newer version of DNF5 (dnf5-5.1.1-1.fc39) which will not obsolete DNF (dnf-4-16.2-2.fc39) anymore.

Note that, if you install the packages from the side-tag, DNF might not be installed because it would be obsoleted by DNF5-5.1.0, from rawhide repositories.

Therefore, if you want to upgrade and use DNF < 5 on your rawhide system, here are some steps that should help you.

1. If you intend to install the new packages from the side-tag, you might want to exclude rawhide repositories. You have two options:

a. First, upgrade the system to the latest packages in the side-tag:

$ dnf5 upgrade \
  --best --releasever=39 \
  --disablerepo=* \
  --enablerepo=side-tag --repofrompath=side-tag,'https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/repos/f39-build-side-71087/latest/x86_64/'

Then, install DNF:

$ dnf5 install dnf \
  --best --releasever=39 \
  --disablerepo=* \
  --enablerepo=side-tag --repofrompath=side-tag,'https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/repos/f39-build-side-71087/latest/x86_64/'

b. You can achieve the same goal in one step:
$ dnf5 install "dnf < 5" \
  --best --releasever=39 \
  --disablerepo=* \
  --enablerepo=side-tag --repofrompath=side-tag,'https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/repos/f39-build-side-71087/latest/x86_64/'

  

2. If you would rather not use the side-tag OR you are updating after the packages are available in rawhide, you should have no issues. The same two options follow:

a. Upgrade and install:

$ dnf5 upgrade --best

$ dnf5 install dnf --best

b. Or, with the one-liner:

$ dnf5 install "dnf < 5" --best

Please, don't hesitate to reach back if you cannot install the newest packages,

Cheers,

Nicola

[1]: https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/3039

[2]: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-5fd964c1bf

[3]: https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taginfo?tagID=71087

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