RPM package managers

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Deprecates yum

It was the default package manager until EL-7 (EOL)

EL-8 and newer versions (and Fedora) have switched to dnf
When it exists, yum is a symlink to dnf

AFAIK, other RPM distros (Mandriva, Suse...) use different package manager

Add microdnf

This is a minimal version used in some minimized containers

$ podman run --rm -ti ubi9-minimal
[root@ca2ed0a6ab2a /]# dnf install php
bash: dnf: command not found
[root@ca2ed0a6ab2a /]# microdnf install -y php-cli

[asgrim]

Thanks - is microdnf a drop-in replacement for dnf (i.e. just replace dnf with microdnf in commands)?

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Thanks - is microdnf a drop-in replacement for dnf (i.e. just replace dnf with microdnf in commands)?

Yes, mostly (fewer features, p.e. the "module" command is not supported, no cache, no history),
but most common use cases work the same