# dnf-repo A wrapper of the dnf package manager for fine control of enabled/disabled yum repos (eg Copr repos). dnf is the package manager used by Fedora Linux, Centos Stream, and RHEL. DNF can get slower with many repos enabled because it attempts to refresh its cached repodata frequently. So it can be advantageous to disable some small repos by default and only enable them periodically as needed. This tool can temporarily enable/disable repo(s) selected by substring(s). Changes to repos' enabled states can be saved too. It is also possible to expire repo caches individually. There are also smart options to enable/disable testing repos (and even source/debuginfo repos), and also to add Copr repo or Koji repo file. ## Help `$ dnf-repo --version` ``` 0.6 ``` `$ dnf-repo --help` ``` DNF wrapper repo tool Usage: dnf-repo [--version] [-n|--dryrun] [-q|--quiet] [-D|--debug] [-l|--list] [-s|--save] [--dnf4] [(-w|--weak-deps) | (-W|--no-weak-deps)] [--exact] [(-d|--disable REPOPAT) | (-e|--enable REPOPAT) | (-o|--only REPOPAT) | (-x|--expire REPOPAT) | (-X|--clear-expires) | (-E|--delete-repofile REPOPAT) | (-t|--enable-testing) | (-T|--disable-testing) | (-m|--enable-modular) | (-M|--disable-modular) | --enable-debuginfo | --disable-debuginfo | --enable-source | --disable-source | (-c|--add-copr [SERVER/]COPR/PROJECT) [--osname OSNAME] [--releasever RELEASEVER] | (-k|--add-koji REPO) | (-u|--repourl URL)] [DNFARGS] see https://github.com/juhp/dnf-repo#readme Available options: -h,--help Show this help text --version Show version -n,--dryrun Dry run -q,--quiet Suppress necessary output -D,--debug Debug output -l,--list List all repos -s,--save Save the repo enable/disable state --dnf4 Use dnf4 (if dnf5 available) -w,--weak-deps Use weak dependencies -W,--no-weak-deps Disable weak dependencies --exact Match repo names exactly -d,--disable REPOPAT Disable repos -e,--enable REPOPAT Enable repos -o,--only REPOPAT Only use matching repos -x,--expire REPOPAT Expire repo cache -X,--clear-expires Undo cache expirations -E,--delete-repofile REPOPAT Remove unwanted .repo file -t,--enable-testing Enable testing repos -T,--disable-testing Disable testing repos -m,--enable-modular Enable modular repos -M,--disable-modular Disable modular repos --enable-debuginfo Enable debuginfo repos --disable-debuginfo Disable debuginfo repos --enable-source Enable source repos --disable-source Disable source repos -c,--add-copr [SERVER/]COPR/PROJECT Create repo file for copr repo (defaults to fedora server) --osname OSNAME Specify OS Name to override (eg epel) --releasever RELEASEVER Specify OS Release Version to override (eg rawhide) -k,--add-koji REPO Create repo file for a Fedora koji repo (f40-build, rawhide, epel9-build, etc) -u,--repourl URL Use temporary repo from a baseurl ``` ## Usage examples List repos: ```shellsession $ dnf-repo [--list] ``` Update with testing repos enabled: ```shellsession $ dnf-repo -t update ``` Note that sudo is used implicitly when needed: there is no need to run dnf-repo with sudo. ### Copr List disabled copr repos (ie lists copr repos that would be enabled): ```shellsession $ dnf-repo -e copr ``` Disable active copr repos for update: ```shellsession $ dnf-repo -d copr update ``` Install a package directly from a new copr: ```shellsession $ dnf-repo -c varlad/helix install helix ``` (note the copr repo is not permanently enabled). Later update with the copr: ```shellsession $ dnf-repo -e helix update ``` ### Changing system repo config Disable fedora modular and cisco openh264 repos permanently: ```shellsession $ dnf-repo --M -d h264 --save ``` (All modular repos were dropped in Fedora 39.) ### Use only source repos ```shellsession $ dnf-repo -d \* --enable-source with enabled 'fedora-source' with enabled 'updates-source' with disabled 'fedora' with disabled 'updates' ``` ### Switch system from rawhide Switch a system from Rawhide to F40: ```shellsession $ dnf-repo -d rawhide -e fedora distrosync --releasever 40 fedora-\* with disabled 'rawhide' with enabled 'fedora' : ``` ### Repo patterns By default repo patterns are matched as infix substrings (unless you use `--exact`). But you can also prepend `^`/append `$` (or both) to match a repo name from its beginning/end (or exactly). You can also use glob patterns to match one or more repo names: see the [supported Glob syntax](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/Glob/docs/System-FilePath-Glob.html#v:compile). Without a glob (eg '*') a shortest common repo match will be sought, otherwise all matching repos will be considered. An initial `^` (final `$`) in a glob pattern prevents the automatic prepending (appending) of `*` before (after) the pattern. Repo actions expand to a sequence of `--enablerepo=`, `--disablerepo=`, `--repo=`, etc, so as usual later settings will overrule conflicting earlier settings. ## Installation A copr repo is available: ## Building Use {cabal,stack,cabal-rpm} install. ## Contributing dnf-repo is distributed under the GPL license version 3 or later. The source repository is https://github.com/juhp/dnf-repo/ Contributions including reports and suggestions for improvement are welcome.