dnf
Package manager based on libdnf and libsolv. Replaces YUM. (by rpm-software-management)
Chocolatey
Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows (by chocolatey)
dnf | Chocolatey | |
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13 | 398 | |
1,301 | 10,886 | |
0.8% | 1.0% | |
8.4 | 9.0 | |
5 days ago | 6 days ago | |
Python | C# | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
dnf
Posts with mentions or reviews of dnf.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-29.
- Any way to speed up dnf tab autocomplete?
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still don't understand why dnf metadata only downloads with 10-20KB/s speed on here. meanwhile on speedtest it's roughly 4MB/s
I just use dnf-makecache.service to handle background metadata syncs. Just modify the dnf-makecache.timer to manage when these occur.
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Ask HN: What Next After Ubuntu?
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf/pull/1879
However its o my going to work on rhel 10 or anything that has very very up to date DNF version.
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Is it possible to get better tab completion with dnf?
Sure. Raise a bug report. Asking nicely on Reddit isn't going to make it happen.
- Who can explain to us more?
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Fedora 39 Looks To Use DNF5 By Default For Better Performance & Improved User Experience
I'm not sure, I'm not a dnf developer. It was implemented in C++, so it would probably have to be done differently in version 4. I belive dnf development is focused on version 5 right now, so adding features to version 4 is probably not a high priority. It would be nice to see it in version 4 so it could be added to current versions of RHEL and Fedora, but time is a finite resource. Perhaps you could implement and send a pull request, or at least file a bug to discuss it upstream?
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What do you think of DNF?
dnf uses python only for command line functionality. Its core part, libdnf, is written in C++. However yes, dnf in my experience is still significantly slower than apt and pacman.
- What is the best distro for gaming on linux?
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Python finally offloads some batteries
Lots of people use python apps and not know about it. I don't get where the idea that it's complicated comes from. You run them the same way as everything else. For example if you use anything redhat-based you're running a python app (https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf). If you're running any desktop environment, you're likely using at least one python app or something with python scripting embedded.
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[dnf settings] how do I get dnf to output its setting values?
Of course they also changed the default fedora dnf.conf to make it include best=False, so there was no change, except users can simply delete this line in dnf.conf to enable best.
Chocolatey
Posts with mentions or reviews of Chocolatey.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-05-24.
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Is Using Linux for Web Development Actually Necessary? Short answer: No.
Package managers – With tools like Scoop or Chocolatey, installing dev tools on Windows feels almost like using apt or brew.
- Flask y MVC: Conceptos e Instalación.
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Create Your Custom WSL from any Linux Distribution (Part-1)
While the ArchWSL and Fedora WSL at MS Store may seem great at first before installing, these distros have often showed compatibility issues and sometimes very weird bugs; even conflicts with scoop or chocolatey apps.
- Puro — Uma forma eficiente de gerenciar as versões flutter
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Let’s build AI-tools with the help of AI and Typescript!
Chocolatey Windows software management solution, we use this for installing Python and Deno
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Giving Kyma a little spin ... a SpinKube
Authenticating with Kyma is a (in my opinion) unnecessary challenge as it leverages the OIDC-login plugin for kubectl. You find a description of the setup here. This works fine when on a Mac but can give you some headaches on a Windows and on Linux machine especially when combined with restrictive setups in corporate environments. For Windows I can only recommend installing krew via chocolatey and then install the OIDC plugin via kubectl krew install oidc-login. At least for me that was the only way to get this working on Windows.
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Effective Neovim Setup. A Beginner’s Guide
On a Windows machine, you can use Chocolatey by running the command.
- PC MHz fluctuating
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Need Help with getting Haskell onto my Windows Laptop
I've used WSL2 and GHC/Nix--worked without any issues. However, there is Chocolatey: https://chocolatey.org/
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Python Versions and Release Cycles
For OSX there is homebrew or pyenv (pyenv is another solution on Linux). As pyenv compiles from source it will require setting up XCode (the Apple IDE) tools to support this which can be pretty bulky. Windows users have chocolatey but the issue there is it works off the binaries. That means it won't have the latest security release available since those are source only. Conda is also another solution which can be picked up by Visual Studio Code as available versions of Python making development easier. In the end it might be best to consider using WSL on Windows for installing a Linux version and using that instead.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing dnf and Chocolatey you can also consider the following projects:
dnfdragora - dnfdragora is a dnf frontend based on libyui abstraction
Scoop - A command-line installer for Windows.
ubuntu-pro-client - Ubuntu Pro Client for offerings from Canonical
Wix Toolset
dnf5 - Next-generation RPM package management system
HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)