dnf
Dandified yum
DNF or Dandified yum is the next generation version of yum, a package manager for RPM-based Linux distributions like fedora,centos and redhat.
dnf -h
dnf --help
[root@192 ~]# dnf history
ID | Command line | Date and time | Action(s) | Altered
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 | install transmission-gtk | 2020-07-17 13:26 | Install | 3
4 | install epel-release | 2020-07-17 13:25 | Install | 1
3 | | 2020-07-17 11:33 | Install | 8
2 | | 2020-07-17 11:27 | Removed | 1
1 | | 2020-07-17 11:15 | Install | 1476 EE
[root@192 ~]# dnf repolist
repo id repo name
AppStream CentOS-8 - AppStream
BaseOS CentOS-8 - Base
epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64
epel-modular Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64
extras CentOS-8 - Extras
google-chrome google-chrome
#search package details for the given string
[root@192 ~]# dnf search chrome
Last metadata expiration check: 0:31:24 ago on Fri 17 Jul 2020 01:25:55 PM CEST.
======================================== Name & Summary Matched: chrome ========================================
google-chrome-stable.x86_64 : Google Chrome
google-chrome-beta.x86_64 : Google Chrome (beta)
google-chrome-unstable.x86_64 : Google Chrome (unstable)
chromedriver.x86_64 : WebDriver for Google Chrome/Chromium
============================================= Name Matched: chrome =============================================
chrome-gnome-shell.x86_64 : Support for managing GNOME Shell Extensions through web browsers
mathjax-winchrome-fonts.noarch : Fonts used by MathJax to display math in the browser
=========================================== Summary Matched: chrome ============================================
webextension-token-signing.x86_64 : Chrome and Firefox extension for signing with your eID on the web
# clear all cached packages from the system
[root@192 ~]# dnf clean all
44 files removed
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