Changes/ReplaceDnfWithDnf5

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Change Proposal Name Replace DNF with Microdnf

Summary

Make Microdnf the new default packaging tool. The change will replace DNF, LIBDNF, and DNF-AUTOMATIC with the new Microdnf and new Libdnf5 library. It is a consequence change after https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/MajorUpgradeOfMicrodnf.

Owner

• Name: Jaroslav Mracek
• Email: jmracek@redhat.com

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora Linux 39
• Last updated: 2022-04-14
• FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
• Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Scope

• Proposal owners:

• Other developers:

• Release engineering: #Releng issue number

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

• Alignment with Objectives:

Upgrade/compatibility impact

The new Microdnf will obsolete dnf, yum, dnf-automatic, yum-utils, and DNF plugins (core and extras). python3-dnf and LIBDNF will be obsoleted by fedora-obsolete-packages.

Dependencies

There is a long list of dependent packages

dnf

auter
calamares
copr-builder
cpanspec
dnf-plugin-diff
dnfdragora
etckeeper-dnf
fedora-review
fedora-upgrade
kiwi-systemdeps-core
libdnf-plugin-subscription-manager
lpf
mock
osbuild
perl-CPAN-Plugin-Sysdeps
policycoreutils-devel
rbm
subscription-manager
supermin
system-config-language

python3-dnf

anaconda-core
dnf-plugin-ovl
dnfdaemon
fedora-easy-karma
fedora-review
lorax
mock-core-configs
module-build-service
modulemd-tools
needrestart
pungi
python3-bodhi-client
python3-dnf-plugin-cow
python3-dnf-plugin-flunk_dependent_remove
python3-imgcreate
python3-libreport
retrace-server
system-config-language

libdnf

PackageKit
copr-builder
gnome-software-rpm-ostree
libdnf-plugin-subscription-manager
libdnf-plugin-swidtags
libdnf-plugin-txnupd

python3-hawkey

mock-core-configs
modulemd-tools
python3-rpmdeplint
retrace-server

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)