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.. _group_command_ref-label:

##############
 Group Command
##############

Synopsis
========

``dnf5 group {list|info} [options] [<group-spec>...]``

``dnf5 group {install|remove|upgrade} [options] <group-spec>...``


Description
===========

The ``group`` command in ``DNF5`` offers several queries for getting information about groups, packages
related to them and it is also used for groups installation.
To query environments use separate ``environment`` command.
Note: ``dnf-4`` listed both environments and groups with the ``group`` command.

Optional ``group-spec`` arguments could be passed to filter only groups with given names.


Subcommands
===========

``list``
    List all matching groups, either among installed or available groups. If
    nothing is specified, list all known groups. ``--installed`` and ``--available``
    options narrow down the requested list. If ``--hidden`` option is used, also
    hidden groups are included in the list.

``info``
    Print detailed information about groups.
    The command accepts the same options as the ``list`` subcommand.

``install``
    Mark the specified groups installed and install packages it contains.
    Also include optional packages of the group if the ``--with-optional`` option is
    specified. By default all `Mandatory` and `Default` packages will be installed whenever
    possible. `Conditional` packages are installed if they meet their requirement. This can
    be configured by :manpage:`dnf5-conf(5)`, :ref:`group_package_types <group_package_types_options-label>`.

    If the group is already (partially) installed, the command  installs the missing
    packages from the group.

    If the ``--no-packages`` option is used, no new packages will be installed by
    this command. Only currently installed group packages are considered to be installed
    with the group.

``remove``
    Mark the group removed and remove those packages in the group  from  the
    system  which  do not belong to another installed group and were not installed
    explicitly by the user.

    If the ``--no-packages`` option is used, no packages will be removed by this
    command.

``upgrade``
    Upgrade a definition of the specified group and the packages belonging to
    the group. If new packages have been added to the current definition of
    the group since the group was installed, the new packages will be
    installed. Likewise, if some packages have been removed from the group
    definition, the packages will be uninstalled unless they were installed for
    a different reason (e.g.  explicitly installed by a user or implicitly
    installed as a dependency).


Options for ``list`` and ``info``
=================================

``--available``
    | Show only available groups. Those which are not installed, but known to ``DNF5``.

``--installed``
    | Show only installed groups.

``--hidden``
    | Show also hidden groups.

``--contains-pkgs=PACKAGE_NAME,...``
    | Show only groups containing packages with specified names. List option, supports globs.


Options for ``install``, ``remove`` and ``upgrade``
===================================================

``--with-optional``
    | Include optional packages from the groups.
    | Used with ``install`` command.

``--no-packages``
    | Operate exclusively on the groups without manipulating any packages.
    | Used with ``install`` and ``remove`` commands.

``--allowerasing``
    | Allow removing of installed packages to resolve any potential dependency problems.
    | Used with ``install`` and ``upgrade`` commands.

``--skip-broken``
    | Resolve any dependency problems by removing packages that are causing problems from the transaction.
    | Used with ``install`` command.

``--skip-unavailable``
    | Allow skipping packages that are not possible to install or upgrade.
    | Used with ``install`` and ``upgrade`` commands.

``--allow-downgrade``
    | Enable downgrade of dependencies when resolving the requested operation.
    | Used with ``install`` and ``upgrade`` commands.

``--no-allow-downgrade``
    | Disable downgrade of dependencies when resolving the requested operation.
    | Used with ``install`` and ``upgrade`` commands.

``--downloadonly``
    | Download the resolved package set without executing an RPM transaction.
    | Used with ``install`` and ``upgrade`` commands.

``--offline``
    | Store the transaction to be performed offline. See :manpage:`dnf5-offline(8)`, :ref:`Offline command <offline_command_ref-label>`.


Examples
========

``dnf5 group list --hidden``
    | Show list of all groups, including hidden ones.

``dnf5 group info *xfce*``
    | Show detailed info about all groups related to ``Xfce``.

``dnf5 group install mysql --with-optional``
    | Install the ``mysql`` group including optional packages.

``dnf5 group upgrade mysql``
    | Bring packages of the ``mysql`` group to compliance with a current
    | definition of the group.

See Also
========

    | :manpage:`dnf5-comps(7)`, :ref:`Comps groups and environments <comps_misc_ref-label>`
    | :manpage:`dnf5-specs(7)`, :ref:`Patterns specification <specs_misc_ref-label>`