dnf VS libdnf

Compare dnf vs libdnf and see what are their differences.

dnf

Package manager based on libdnf and libsolv. Replaces YUM. (by rpm-software-management)

libdnf

Package management library. (by rpm-software-management)
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dnf libdnf
12 3
1,074 158
0.8% 1.3%
6.4 5.6
12 days ago 4 days ago
Python C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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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.

libdnf

Posts with mentions or reviews of libdnf. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-29.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing dnf and libdnf you can also consider the following projects:

dnfdragora - dnfdragora is a dnf frontend based on libyui abstraction

WSL - Source code behind the Windows Subsystem for Linux documentation.

Chocolatey - Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows

AmogOS - ඞ Among-us themed OS. As seen on Reddit and Youtube.

ci-dnf-stack - CI tests for the dnf stack

PS4-4PT - PS4 Advanced Packaging Tool

poac - Package Manager for C++

cpk - Light and fast package manager on C/C++ for C/C++/Python/Rust/Js packages

recipes - Miscellaneous notes on how to achieve things.

pacc - An easy-to-use and powerful C++ 📦 package manager with integrated 🛠 build tools.

rubygems - Library packaging and distribution for Ruby.