How to Install and Uninstall dnf Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 09,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dnf on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dnf" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dnf on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dnf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dnf on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnf package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dnf
Version: 4.14.0-3+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 67
Maintainer: Frédéric Pierret
Architecture: all
Depends: python3:any, dnf-data (= 4.14.0-3+deb12u1), python3-dnf (= 4.14.0-3+deb12u1), libmodulemd2 (>= 2.9.4-1~), python3-dbus, sqlite3
Breaks: dnf-plugins-core (<< 4.0.6-1~)
Description: Dandified Yum package manager
Description-md5: 35ecd037027703f5e8e5541dfb39e073
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnf/dnf_4.14.0-3+deb12u1_all.deb
Size: 39088
MD5sum: c5de626b9ace65a23b46fa08753a0249
SHA256: 254dc257c75a9792f29af27969e2556bf9f52163068971eee1a500631fe5c9f2