= Adding or removing software repositories in Fedora
Anthony McGlone
:revnumber: F37
:revdate: 2023-01-05
:category: Administration
:tags: How-to, DNF, Application, Software-Installation  
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This section describes how to add, enable, or disable a software repository with the DNF application.

== Adding repositories

This section describes how to add software repositories with the `dnf config-manager` command.

* To add a new repository, do the following as `*root*`.

. Define a new repository by adding a new file with the `.repo` suffix to the [filename]`/etc/yum.repos.d/` directory. For details about various options to use in the `.repo` file, see the xref:f{MAJOROSVER}@fedora:system-administrators-guide:package-management/DNF.adoc#sec-Setting_repository_Options[Setting [repository\] Options] section in the System Administrator's Guide

. Add the newly created repository.
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dnf config-manager --add-repo `*_repository_*`
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Where *_repository_* is the path to the created `.repo` file, for example:
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dnf config-manager addrepo --from-repofile=/tmp/fedora_extras.repo
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== Enabling repositories

This section shows how to enable a particular software repository by using the `dnf config-manager` command.

* To enable a particular repository, run the following command as `*root*`.
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dnf config-manager setopt *_repository_*.enabled=1
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Where *_repository_* is the unique repository ID, for example:
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dnf config-manager setopt fedora-extras.enabled=1
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== Disabling repositories

This section shows how to disable a particular software repository by using the `dnf config-manager` command.

* To disable a particular repository, run the following command as `*root*`.
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dnf config-manager setopt *_repository_*.enabled=0

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Where *_repository_* is the unique repository ID, for example:
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dnf config-manager setopt fedora-extras.enabled=0
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== Removing repositories

This section shows how to remove a Yum repository (or `.repo` file).

[NOTE]
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If you know the ID of a repository, but you're not sure what `.repo` it belongs to,
you can run the following command [red]#`pass:[grep -E "^\[.*\]" /etc/yum.repos.d/*]`#.
This will print a list of the repository IDs that are associated with each Yum repository.
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* To remove a Yum repository, run the following command as `*root*`.
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rm /etc/yum.repos.d/*_file_name_*.repo
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Where *_file_name_* is the name of the `.repo` file.