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DNF

RPM package manager successor of yum and based on libsolv
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Summary

DNF is a free and open-source software[1]. DNF draws 1,104 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #18 of 170).[2]

Key Facts

  • DNF's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[3].
  • DNF's instance of is recorded as package manager[4].
  • DNF followed Yellowdog Updater[5].
  • DNF's developer is recorded as Fedora Project[6].
  • DNF's developer is recorded as Red Hat[7].
  • DNF's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[8].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as Python[9].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as C++[10].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as XML[11].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as CMake[12].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as shell script[13].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as Python[14].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as CMake[15].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as XML[16].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as Ruby[17].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as SQL[18].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as C[19].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as Perl[20].
  • DNF's programmed in is recorded as shell script[21].
  • DNF's operating system is recorded as Fedora Linux[22].
  • DNF's operating system is recorded as Red Hat Enterprise Linux[23].
  • DNF's operating system is recorded as CentOS[24].
  • DNF's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.7[25].
  • DNF's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.10[26].
  • DNF's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[27].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

DNF followed Yellowdog Updater[5].

Why It Matters

DNF draws 1,104 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #18 of 170).[2] DNF has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] DNF is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

AlmaLinux C++ CentOS CentOS Stream Fedora Linux Fedora Project libcomps libdnf librepo Python Red Hat RED OS Rocky Linux ROSA Linux XML

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · S8321414 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.1.7, 1.1.10, 2.0 +104
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 5.4.4.0"
  2. 14w ago · Alter73 · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.1.7, 1.1.10, 2.0 +104
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 5.4.2.1"
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