dnf5-swap - Man Page
Swap Command
Synopsis
dnf5 swap [options] <remove-spec> <install-spec>
Description
The swap command in DNF5 is used for removing a package while installing a different one in a single transaction.
Options
- --allowerasing
Allow removing of installed packages to resolve any potential dependency problems.
- --from-repo=REPO_ID,...
Packages (or their provides) explicitly specified on the command line will only be looked up in the specified repositories. Repository enabling and disabling still applies. Dependencies of these packages will be resolved from any enabled repository.
- --offline
Store the transaction to be performed offline. See dnf5-offline(8), Offline command.
Examples
- dnf5 swap mlocate plocate
Remove the mlocate package and install the plocate instead in the single transaction.
Author
See AUTHORS.md in dnf5 source distribution.
Copyright
Contributors to the dnf5 project.
Referenced By
The man page dnf-swap(8) is an alias of dnf5-swap(8).
Jun 26, 2025 dnf5