dnf4-transaction-json(5) — Linux manual page

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       dnf4-transaction-json - DNF Stored Transaction JSON

       The stored transaction format is considered unstable and may
       change in an incompatible way at any time. It will work if the
       same version of dnf is used to store and replay (or between
       versions as long as it stays the same).

TOP-LEVEL OBJECT top

       version
              Type: string

              The version of the stored transaction format, in the form
              MAJOR.MINOR.

              MAJOR version denotes backwards incompatible changes (old
              dnf won't work with new transaction JSON).

              MINOR version denotes extending the format without breaking
              backwards compatibility (old dnf can work with new
              transaction JSON).

       rpms   Type: an array of rpm objects

              A list of RPM packages in the transaction.

       groups Type: an array of group objects

              A list of groups in the transaction.

       environments
              Type: an array of group objects

              A list of environment groups in the transaction.

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       action Type: string

              Possible values: Downgrade, Downgraded, Install, Obsoleted,
              Reason Change, Reinstall, Reinstalled, Removed, Upgrade,
              Upgraded

              The action performed on the package in the transaction.

       nevra  Type: string

              NEVRA (name-epoch:version-release.arch) of the package.

       reason Type: string

              Possible values: dependency, clean, group, unknown, user,
              weak-dependency

              The reason why the package was pulled into the transaction.

       repo_id
              Type: string

              The id of the repository this package is coming from. Note
              repository ids are defined in the local repository
              configuration and may differ between systems.

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       action Type: string

              Possible values: Install, Upgrade, Removed

              The action performed on the group in the transaction.

       id     Type: string

              The id of the group.

       package_types
              Type: string

              Possible values: conditional, default, mandatory, optional

              The types of packages in the group that will be installed.
              Valid only for the Install action.

       packages
              Type: an array of group-package objects

              The packages belonging to the group in the transaction.

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       action Type: string

              Possible values: Install, Upgrade, Removed

              The action performed on the environment group in the
              transaction.

       id     Type: string

              The id of the environment group.

       package_types
              Type: string

              Possible values: conditional, default, mandatory, optional

              The types of packages in the environment group that will be
              installed.  Valid only for the Install action.

       group  Type: an array of environment-group objects

              The groups belonging to the environment in the transaction.

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       installed
              Type: boolean

              Whether the package is considered installed as part of the
              group.

       name   Type: string

              The name of the package.

       package_type
              Type: string

              Possible values: conditional, default, mandatory, optional

              The type of the package in the group.

ENVIRONMENT-GROUP OBJECT top

       group_type
              Type: string

              Possible values: mandatory, optional

              The type of the group in the environment.

       id     Type: string

              The id of the group.

       installed
              Type: boolean

              Whether the group is considered installed as part of the
              environment.

AUTHOR top

       See AUTHORS in DNF source distribution.

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       2012-2020, Red Hat, Licensed under GPLv2+

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