How To Install dnf-data on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf-data on Ubuntu.
What is dnf-data
dnf-data is:
Package manager forked from Yum, using libsolv as a dependency resolver.
This package provides common data and configuration files.
There are three methods to install dnf-data on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dnf-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnf-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnf-data
Install dnf-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnf-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnf-data
Install dnf-data Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dnf-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnf-data
How To Uninstall dnf-data on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the dnf-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnf-data
Uninstall dnf-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnf-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnf-data
Remove dnf-data Configurations and Data
To remove dnf-data configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnf-data
Remove dnf-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnf-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnf-data
Dependencies
dnf-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf-data package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.