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Changes in DNF5 in comparison to DNF
====================================

The chapter describe differences between `DNF5` (https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf5) and `DNF`
The chapter describe differences between ``DNF5`` (https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf5) and ``DNF``
(https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf)

Changes on the API:
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Package::get_epoch()
--------------------
The return type was changed from `unsigned long` to `std::string`.
The return type was changed from ``unsigned long`` to ``std::string``.


DNF: Package.size, libdnf: dnf_package_get_size()
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Query::filter() - HY_PKG_UPGRADES_BY_PRIORITY, HY_PKG_OBSOLETES_BY_PRIORITY, HY_PKG_LATEST_PER_ARCH_BY_PRIORITY
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The priority filter was separated into a standalone method.
Combine `query.filter_priority()` with `query.filter_latest_evr()` or another filter to achieve the original
Combine ``query.filter_priority()`` with ``query.filter_latest_evr()`` or another filter to achieve the original
functionality.


Query::filter() - HY_PKG_LATEST
-------------------------------
The filter was replaced with `filter_latest_evr()` which has the same behavior as `HY_PKG_LATEST_PER_ARCH`
The filter was replaced with ``filter_latest_evr()`` which has the same behavior as ``HY_PKG_LATEST_PER_ARCH``


ConfigMain::proxy_auth_method() and ConfigRepo::proxy_auth_method()
-------------------------------------------------------------------
The return types were changed. `OptionEnum<std::string>` was replaced by `OptionStringSet`.
The return types were changed. ``OptionEnum<std::string>`` was replaced by ``OptionStringSet``.
A combination of several authentication methods (for example "basic" and "digest") can now be used.
This allows using a list of authentication methods in configuration files and the DNF5 command line
"--setopt=proxy_auth_method=".
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Commands cannot have optional subcommands and optional arguments. Optional subcommands were ambiguous, it wasn't clear
whether the input is a command argument or a subcommand. If present, subcommands are now mandatory.
`dnf history <transaction ID>` -> `dnf history info <transaction ID>`
`dnf updateinfo` -> `dnf updateinfo summary`
``dnf history <transaction ID>`` -> ``dnf history info <transaction ID>``
``dnf updateinfo`` -> ``dnf updateinfo summary``

Options that cannot be applied to all commands or can be applied but without any effect should be removed from general
options and implemented only for related commands.
For example: `--best`, `--nobest` are related to only several transaction commands.
For example: ``--best``, ``--nobest`` are related to only several transaction commands.

Renaming boolean options to format `--<option>`, and `--no-<option>`
`--nobest` -> `--no-best`. Proposing to keep `--nobest` as a deprecated option.
Renaming boolean options to format ``--<option>``, and ``--no-<option>``
``--nobest`` -> ``--no-best``. Proposing to keep ``--nobest`` as a deprecated option.

To disable all configuration file excludes, the `*` glob character is used now instead of the `all` within
the `disable_excludes` configuration option to unify the behavior with query objects on the API.
To disable all configuration file excludes, the ``*`` glob character is used now instead of the ``all`` within
the ``disable_excludes`` configuration option to unify the behavior with query objects on the API.

strict configuration option deprecation
---------------------------------------
`strict` config option is now deprecated. The problem with this option is that it does two things:
``strict`` config option is now deprecated. The problem with this option is that it does two things:

1. if disabled it allows the solver to skip uninstallable packages to resolve depsolv problems
2. if disabled it allows dnf to skip unavailable packages (this is for `install` command mostly)
2. if disabled it allows dnf to skip unavailable packages (this is for ``install`` command mostly)

The functionality is now split to two config options - `skip_broken` for the uninstallable packages and
`skip_unavailable` for packages not present in repositories. Together with these new config options there are also
corresponding command line options `--skip-broken` and `--skip-unavailable` for commands where it makes sense.
The functionality is now split to two config options - ``skip_broken`` for the uninstallable packages and
``skip_unavailable`` for packages not present in repositories. Together with these new config options there are also
corresponding command line options ``--skip-broken`` and ``--skip-unavailable`` for commands where it makes sense.


Autoremove command
------------------
* Dropped `<spec>` positional argument since the usecase is sufficiently covered by the `remove` command.
* Specific `autoremove-n`, `autoremove-na`, and `autoremove-nevra` variants of the command are not supported.
* Dropped ``<spec>`` positional argument since the usecase is sufficiently covered by the ``remove`` command.
* Specific ``autoremove-n``, ``autoremove-na``, and ``autoremove-nevra`` variants of the command are not supported.

Distro-sync command
-------------------
* When any argument does not match any package or it is not installed, DNF5 fail. The behavior can be modified by
the `--skip-unavailable` option.
* Dropped `distrosync` and `distribution-synchronization` aliases
the ``--skip-unavailable`` option.
* Dropped ``distrosync`` and ``distribution-synchronization`` aliases

Downgrade command
-----------------
* When any argument does not match any package or it is not installed, DNF5 fail. The behavior can be modified by
the `--skip-unavailable` option.
the ``--skip-unavailable`` option.

Group command
-------------
* Dropped `group mark install` and `group mark remove` subcommands in favour of the
new `--no-packages` option of the `group install/remove` commands. So for example
* Dropped ``group mark install`` and ``group mark remove`` subcommands in favour of the
new ``--no-packages`` option of the ``group install/remove`` commands. So for example
to mark a group as installed without touching any packages,
`dnf5 group install --no-packages <group_id>` command can be used.
* Dropped `groupinstall` alias. It is replaced by `dnf group install`
* Dropped `groupinfo` alias. It is replaced by `dnf group info`
* Dropped `grouplist` alias. It is replaced by `dnf group list`
* Dropped `grouperase` alias. It is replaced by `dnf group remove`
* Dropped `groupremove` alias. It is replaced by `dnf group remove`
* Dropped `groupupdate` alias. It is replaced by `dnf group upgrade`
* Dropped `groups` alias. It is replaced by `dnf group`
``dnf5 group install --no-packages <group_id>`` command can be used.
* Dropped ``groupinstall`` alias. It is replaced by ``dnf group install``
* Dropped ``groupinfo`` alias. It is replaced by ``dnf group info``
* Dropped ``grouplist`` alias. It is replaced by ``dnf group list``
* Dropped ``grouperase`` alias. It is replaced by ``dnf group remove``
* Dropped ``groupremove`` alias. It is replaced by ``dnf group remove``
* Dropped ``groupupdate`` alias. It is replaced by ``dnf group upgrade``
* Dropped ``groups`` alias. It is replaced by ``dnf group``

Help command
------------
* Dropped. The functionality is replaced by `--help` option
* Dropped. The functionality is replaced by ``--help`` option

Info command
------------
* Dropped `if` alias.
* Dropped ``if`` alias.

List command
------------
* Dropped `--all` option since this behavior is now the default one.
* Changed the list of `--available` packages. Previously, dnf4 only listed packages that are either not installed, or
* Dropped ``--all`` option since this behavior is now the default one.
* Changed the list of ``--available`` packages. Previously, dnf4 only listed packages that are either not installed, or
whose version is higher than the installed version. Now this behaviour is kept when no modifier is used - to skip
packages already listed in the `Installed Packages` section to reduce duplicities. But if the `--available` modifier
packages already listed in the ``Installed Packages`` section to reduce duplicities. But if the ``--available`` modifier
is used, dnf5 considers all versions available in the enabled repositories, regardless of which version is installed.

Module command
--------------
* Dropped `--all` option since this behavior is the default one.
* Dropped ``--all`` option since this behavior is the default one.

Repoclosure command
-------------------
* Dropped `--pkg`` option. Positional arguments can be used to specify packages to check closure for.
* Dropped ``--pkg`` option. Positional arguments can be used to specify packages to check closure for.

Repolist command
----------------
* Option `-v` and `--verbose` were removed. The functionality is replaced by `repoinfo` command that was already
* Option ``-v`` and ``--verbose`` were removed. The functionality is replaced by ``repoinfo`` command that was already
introduced in DNF4.

Repoquery command
-----------------
* Dropped: `-a/--all`, `--alldeps`, `--nevra` options, their behavior is and has been the default for both dnf4 and
* Dropped: ``-a/--all``, ``--alldeps``, ``--nevra`` options, their behavior is and has been the default for both dnf4 and
dnf5. The options are no longer needed.
* Dropped: `--nvr`, `--envra` options. They are no longer supported.
* Dropped: `--archlist` alias for `--arch`.
* Dropped: `-f` alias for `--file` also the arguments to `--file` are separated by comma instead of a space.
* Moved `--groupmember` option to the Group info and list commands and renamed to `--contains-pkgs`.
* Dropped: ``--nvr``, ``--envra`` options. They are no longer supported.
* Dropped: ``--archlist`` alias for ``--arch``.
* Dropped: ``-f`` alias for ``--file`` also the arguments to ``--file`` are separated by comma instead of a space.
* Moved ``--groupmember`` option to the Group info and list commands and renamed to ``--contains-pkgs``.
* --queryformat/--qf no longer prints additional new line at the end of each formatted string, bringing it closer to
rpm --query behavior.
* --queryformat no longer supports `size` tag because it was printing install size for installed packages and download
* --queryformat no longer supports ``size`` tag because it was printing install size for installed packages and download
size for not-installed packages. This could be confusing.
* Option `--source` was renamed to `--sourcerpm` and it now matches queryformat's `sourcerpm` tag.
* Option ``--source`` was renamed to ``--sourcerpm`` and it now matches queryformat's ``sourcerpm`` tag.

Upgrade command
---------------
* New dnf5 option `--minimal` (`upgrade-minimal` command still exists as a compatibility alias for
`upgrade --minimal`).
* New dnf5 option ``--minimal`` (``upgrade-minimal`` command still exists as a compatibility alias for
``upgrade --minimal``).
* When any argument does not match any package or it is not installed, DNF5 fail. The behavior can be modified by
the `--skip-unavailable` option.
* Dropped upgrade command aliases `upgrade-to` and `localupdate`.
the ``--skip-unavailable`` option.
* Dropped upgrade command aliases ``upgrade-to`` and ``localupdate``.

Updateinfo command
------------------
* The command has been renamed to `advisory` (but there is a compatibility `updateinfo` alias).
* It is required to always specify a subcommand: `dnf updateinfo` -> `dnf5 advisory summary`.
* Options `--summary`, `--list` and `--info` have been changed to subcommands. See `dnf5 advisory --help`.
* Option `--sec-severity` (`--secseverity`) has been renamed to `--advisory-severities=ADVISORY_SEVERITY,...`.
* The `advisory` commands now accept only advisory ID, in order to filter by packages use `--contains-pkgs=PACKAGE_NAME,...` option.
* Dropped deprecated aliases: `list-updateinfo`, `list-security`, `list-sec`, `info-updateinfo`, `info-security`, `info-sec`, `summary-updateinfo`.
* Dropped `upif` alias.
* The command has been renamed to ``advisory`` (but there is a compatibility ``updateinfo`` alias).
* It is required to always specify a subcommand: ``dnf updateinfo`` -> ``dnf5 advisory summary``.
* Options ``--summary``, ``--list`` and ``--info`` have been changed to subcommands. See ``dnf5 advisory --help``.
* Option ``--sec-severity`` (``--secseverity``) has been renamed to ``--advisory-severities=ADVISORY_SEVERITY,...``.
* The ``advisory`` commands now accept only advisory ID, in order to filter by packages use ``--contains-pkgs=PACKAGE_NAME,...`` option.
* Dropped deprecated aliases: ``list-updateinfo``, ``list-security``, ``list-sec``, ``info-updateinfo``, ``info-security``, ``info-sec``, ``summary-updateinfo``.
* Dropped ``upif`` alias.

Changes of configuration:
=========================

Default of `best` configuration option changed to `true`
Default of ``best`` configuration option changed to ``true``
--------------------------------------------------------
The new default value ensures that important updates will not be skipped and issues in distribution will be reported
earlier.

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