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DNF5-SWAP(8) dnf5 DNF5-SWAP(8)

NAME

dnf5-swap - 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. Both <remove-spec> and <install-spec> are <package-spec-NPFB>

OPTIONS

Allow removing of installed packages to resolve any potential dependency problems.


Filters installed packages by the ID of the repository they were installed from.


Packages (or their provides) explicitly specified on the command line will only be looked up in the specified repositories.
These repositories are automatically enabled.
Repository enabling and disabling still applies. Dependencies of these packages will be resolved from any enabled repository.


Store the transaction to be performed offline. See offline command <#offline-command-ref-label>, dnf5-offline(8).

Store the current transaction in a directory at the specified PATH instead of running it.
The stored transaction can be performed by the replay command <#replay-command-ref-label>, dnf5-replay(8).
Note that repository ids in the stored transaction are mangled to @stored_transaction(repo_id) this is required
because during replaying the stored repositories are recreated and they might collide with already present repositories
(this doesn't apply to the special @System repository).


EXAMPLES

Remove the mlocate package and install the plocate instead in the single transaction.


SEE ALSO

dnf5-specs(7), Patterns specification <#specs-misc-ref-label>



Author

See AUTHORS.md in dnf5 source distribution.

Copyright

Contributors to the dnf5 project.

January 21, 2026