Package Management using DNF

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Setup

Add the netmodule package repository

mkdir /etc/yum.repos.d
touch /etc/yum.repos.d/oe-packages.repo

  • Add following lines to /etc/yum.repos.d/oe-packages.repo

[oe-packages]
baseurl=https://nmrepo.netmodule.com/chbe/rpm/
gpgcheck=False

Commands

  • dnf search <pkg-name> - Search package

  • dnf install <pkg-name> - Install package

  • dnf remove <pkg-name> - Remove package

OSTree compatibility

To use dnf with ostree you have to do the following steps:

  1. mount an overlay-fs You might use the auto-partition-script with the recommended settings.

  2. Add symbolic link to /lib/rpm

ln -s /usr/lib/rpm /var/lib/rpm

Hint: If this fails, remove the /var/lib/rpm directory and rerun this step.