I recently updated to Fedora 41, and my dnf points to dnf5.
I recommend not doing that based on what else would be removed
Removing:
python3-dnf noarch 4.22.0-1.fc41 updates-testing 2.6 MiB
Removing dependent packages:
dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.10.0-1.fc41 updates-testing 22.7 KiB
dnf-utils noarch 4.10.0-1.fc41 updates-testing 21.3 KiB
fedrq noarch 1.4.0-1.fc41 updates-testing 771.7 KiB
python3-dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.10.0-1.fc41 updates-testing 1.2 MiB
setroubleshoot x86_64 3.3.34-1.fc41 updates-testing 186.8 KiB
Removing unused dependencies:
at-spi2-atk i686 2.54.0-1.fc41 updates-testing 292.5 KiB
augeas-libs x86_64 1.14.2-0.1.20240903git2de06e0.fc41 fedora 1.2 MiB
avahi-glib i686 0.8-29.fc41 fedora 18.9 KiB
cairo-gobject i686 1.18.0-4.fc41 fedora 30.5 KiB
colord-libs i686 1.4.7-5.fc41 fedora 863.4 KiB
dnf-data noarch 4.22.0-1.fc41 updates-testing 38.6 KiB
duktape i686 2.7.0-8.fc41 fedora 615.4 KiB
fedora-repos-rawhide noarch 41-1 updates-testing 2.2 KiB
gdk-pixbuf2-modules i686 2.42.12-6.fc41 fedora 54.1 KiB
glib-networking i686 2.80.0-4.fc41 fedora 723.7 KiB
gstreamer1 i686 1.24.9-1.fc41 updates 5.7 MiB
gtk3 i686 3.24.43-2.fc41 fedora 23.4 MiB
json-glib i686 1.10.0-1.fc41 updates-testing 569.6 KiB
lcms2 i686 2.16-4.fc41 fedora 463.2 KiB
libXcomposite i686 0.4.6-4.fc41 fedora 43.8 KiB
libXcursor i686 1.2.3-1.fc41 updates-testing 56.8 KiB
libXdamage i686 1.1.6-4.fc41 fedora 43.0 KiB
libXinerama i686 1.1.5-7.fc41 fedora 18.3 KiB
libcanberra i686 0.30-36.fc41 fedora 266.0 KiB
libcanberra-gtk3 i686 0.30-36.fc41 fedora 68.8 KiB
libcloudproviders i686 0.3.5-5.fc41 fedora 123.5 KiB
libgusb i686 0.4.9-2.fc41 fedora 161.4 KiB
libicu i686 74.2-2.fc41 fedora 35.3 MiB
libproxy i686 0.5.8-1.fc41 fedora 108.9 KiB
libreport x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 fedora 2.6 MiB
libreport-gtk x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 fedora 208.3 KiB
libreport-plugin-reportuploader x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 fedora 102.0 KiB
libreport-web x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 fedora 56.5 KiB
libsoup3 i686 3.6.0-1.fc41 fedora 1.2 MiB
libtdb i686 1.4.12-3.fc41 updates-testing 104.4 KiB
libtracker-sparql i686 3.7.3-3.fc41 fedora 1.1 MiB
libunwind i686 1.8.0-5.fc41 updates-testing 173.1 KiB
libwayland-cursor i686 1.23.0-2.fc41 fedora 32.4 KiB
libwayland-egl i686 1.23.0-2.fc41 fedora 15.8 KiB
libxkbcommon i686 1.7.0-4.fc41 fedora 343.0 KiB
python3-annotated-types noarch 0.7.0-3.fc41 fedora 80.3 KiB
python3-dasbus noarch 1.7-8.fc41 fedora 401.4 KiB
python3-dns noarch 2.6.1-4.fc41 fedora 2.8 MiB
python3-email-validator noarch 2.2.0-3.fc41 fedora 172.3 KiB
python3-libreport x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 fedora 489.1 KiB
python3-libxml2 x86_64 2.12.8-2.fc41 fedora 1.3 MiB
python3-pydantic noarch 2.9.2-1.fc41 updates-testing 4.4 MiB
python3-pydantic+email noarch 2.9.2-1.fc41 updates-testing 147.1 KiB
python3-pydantic-core x86_64 2.23.4-2.fc41 updates-testing 4.9 MiB
python3-systemd x86_64 235-11.fc41 fedora 356.5 KiB
python3-unbound x86_64 1.21.1-1.fc41 updates-testing 521.8 KiB
rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit x86_64 4.20.0-1.fc41 updates-testing 16.3 KiB
satyr x86_64 0.43-4.fc41 fedora 339.4 KiB
setroubleshoot-plugins noarch 3.3.14-10.fc41 fedora 2.5 MiB
setroubleshoot-server
If you really want to try it, I would do it in a VM before trying it on a working machine.
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I removed the legacy DNF packages right after upgrading to Fedora 41 and it works fine.
As my setup is quite minimalistic, most of the packages listed above were not even installed.
The premise is that you understand what you are doing and know how to undo it if something goes wrong.
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So these packages need dnf-4? In the following I don’t want to remove so many packages (for e.g. zenity):
$ sudo dnf remove python3-dnf-4.21.1-2.fc41.noarch
Package Arch Version Repository Size
Removing:
python3-dnf noarch 4.21.1-2.fc41 updates 2.6 MiB
Removing dependent packages:
abrt-cli x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 0.0 B
abrt-desktop x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 0.0 B
abrt-java-connector x86_64 1.3.2-6.fc40 fedora 93.9 KiB
anaconda x86_64 41.35-2.fc41 <unknown> 0.0 B
anaconda-live noarch 41.35-2.fc41 <unknown> 24.5 KiB
dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.9.0-1.fc41 <unknown> 22.7 KiB
dnf-utils noarch 4.9.0-1.fc41 <unknown> 21.3 KiB
kdump-anaconda-addon noarch 006-12.20220714git7ca2d3e.fc41 <unknown> 164.8 KiB
python3-dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.9.0-1.fc41 <unknown> 1.2 MiB
remove-retired-packages noarch 41.1-1.fc41 <unknown> 22.9 KiB
Removing unused dependencies:
NetworkManager-team x86_64 1:1.50.0-1.fc41 <unknown> 56.1 KiB
abrt x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 2.7 MiB
abrt-addon-ccpp x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 300.3 KiB
abrt-addon-kerneloops x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 95.5 KiB
abrt-addon-pstoreoops x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 18.8 KiB
abrt-addon-vmcore x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 37.2 KiB
abrt-addon-xorg x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 65.9 KiB
abrt-dbus x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 164.5 KiB
abrt-gui x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 102.0 KiB
abrt-gui-libs x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 35.9 KiB
abrt-libs x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 68.9 KiB
abrt-plugin-bodhi x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 43.6 KiB
abrt-tui noarch 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 79.2 KiB
anaconda-core x86_64 41.35-2.fc41 <unknown> 13.0 MiB
anaconda-gui x86_64 41.35-2.fc41 <unknown> 2.9 MiB
anaconda-tui x86_64 41.35-2.fc41 <unknown> 480.7 KiB
anaconda-widgets x86_64 41.35-2.fc41 <unknown> 94.4 KiB
augeas-libs x86_64 1.14.2-0.1.20240903git2de06e0.fc41 <unknown> 1.2 MiB
blivet-data noarch 1:3.11.0-3.fc41 <unknown> 474.8 KiB
blivet-gui-runtime noarch 2.5.0-4.fc41 <unknown> 1.5 MiB
dbus-x11 x86_64 1:1.14.10-4.fc41 <unknown> 36.0 KiB
dnf-data noarch 4.21.1-2.fc41 updates 38.3 KiB
elfutils x86_64 0.192-5.fc41 updates 2.7 MiB
gnome-abrt x86_64 1.4.3-3.fc41 <unknown> 544.4 KiB
libcomps x86_64 0.1.21-3.fc41 <unknown> 205.4 KiB
libreport x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 2.6 MiB
libreport-anaconda x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 19.2 KiB
libreport-cli x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 41.1 KiB
libreport-fedora x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 53.5 KiB
libreport-gtk x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 208.3 KiB
libreport-plugin-bugzilla x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 128.3 KiB
libreport-plugin-kerneloops x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 44.0 KiB
libreport-plugin-logger x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 51.9 KiB
libreport-plugin-reportuploader x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 102.0 KiB
libreport-plugin-systemd-journal x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 25.3 KiB
libreport-plugin-ureport x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 80.6 KiB
libreport-web x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 56.5 KiB
python3-abrt x86_64 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 75.7 KiB
python3-abrt-addon noarch 2.17.6-2.fc41 <unknown> 18.2 KiB
python3-augeas noarch 1.1.0-14.fc41 <unknown> 95.7 KiB
python3-blivet noarch 1:3.11.0-3.fc41 <unknown> 4.5 MiB
python3-blockdev x86_64 3.2.1-1.fc41 updates 131.2 KiB
python3-bytesize x86_64 2.11-99.fc41 <unknown> 53.9 KiB
python3-dasbus noarch 1.7-8.fc41 <unknown> 401.4 KiB
python3-hawkey x86_64 0.73.3-1.fc41 <unknown> 306.3 KiB
python3-humanize noarch 4.9.0-2.fc41 <unknown> 213.5 KiB
python3-iso639 noarch 0.1.4-27.fc41 <unknown> 25.4 KiB
python3-kickstart noarch 3.58-3.fc41 <unknown> 3.2 MiB
python3-libcomps x86_64 0.1.21-3.fc41 <unknown> 143.4 KiB
python3-libdnf x86_64 0.73.3-1.fc41 <unknown> 3.8 MiB
python3-libmount x86_64 2.40.2-4.fc41 <unknown> 120.8 KiB
python3-libreport x86_64 2.17.15-3.fc41 <unknown> 489.1 KiB
python3-meh noarch 0.52-3.fc41 <unknown> 309.7 KiB
python3-meh-gui noarch 0.52-3.fc41 <unknown> 30.3 KiB
python3-pid noarch 2.2.3-23.fc41 <unknown> 40.8 KiB
python3-productmd noarch 1.41-1.fc41 updates 346.5 KiB
python3-pwquality x86_64 1.4.5-11.fc41 <unknown> 25.5 KiB
python3-pyparted x86_64 1:3.13.0-7.fc41 <unknown> 403.8 KiB
python3-requests-file noarch 2.0.0-4.fc41 <unknown> 14.0 KiB
python3-requests-ftp noarch 0.3.1-35.fc41 <unknown> 38.1 KiB
python3-satyr x86_64 0.43-4.fc41 <unknown> 118.0 KiB
python3-simpleline noarch 1.9.0-12.fc41 <unknown> 476.7 KiB
python3-systemd x86_64 235-11.fc41 <unknown> 356.5 KiB
python3-unbound x86_64 1.21.1-1.fc41 <unknown> 521.8 KiB
python3-xkbregistry x86_64 0.3-3.fc41 <unknown> 100.8 KiB
rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit x86_64 4.20.0-1.fc41 <unknown> 16.3 KiB
satyr x86_64 0.43-4.fc41 <unknown> 339.4 KiB
tigervnc-license noarch 1.14.1-2.fc41 updates 17.6 KiB
tigervnc-server-minimal x86_64 1.14.1-2.fc41 updates 2.8 MiB
xisxwayland x86_64 2-5.fc41 <unknown> 17.0 KiB
xmlrpc-c x86_64 1.59.03-2.fc41 <unknown> 505.2 KiB
xmlrpc-c-client x86_64 1.59.03-2.fc41 <unknown> 55.9 KiB
zenity x86_64 4.0.3-1.fc41 <unknown> 10.6 MiB
Transaction Summary:
Removing: 84 packages
Is this ok [y/N]:
None of those packages are vital.
If you actually need zenity, it can be marked as user-installed:
sudo dnf mark user zenity
Otherwise it’s just a dependency subjected to auto-removal.
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You can run dnf5 with --no-autoremove. That would keep the packages listed under “Removing unused dependencies:”. The equivalent spelling in dnf4 is --noautoremove.
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