vib-dnf

This repository contains the Vib (Vanilla Image Builder) plugin for the DNF (Dandified YUM) package manager.

Usage

Using DNF Plugin with Vib

It can be used in a workflow with the following syntax:

- uses: vanilla-os/vib-gh-action@v1.0.0
  with:
    recipe: 'recipe.yml'
    plugins: 'kbdharun/vib-dnf:v1.0.0'

Using the Plugin in a Recipe

modules:
  - name: "Install base packages"
    type: "dnf"
    options:
      allowerasing: true
      skip_broken: true
      skip_unavailable: false
      allow_downgrade: false
      downloadonly: false
      security: false
      bugfix: false
      enhancement: false
      extra_flags:
        - "--nogpgcheck"
        - "--refresh"
    sources:
      - packages:
          - vim
          - git
          - httpd
          - python3
      - path: "/path/to/packages-list.txt"

Examples

• Basic Package Installation:

modules:
  - name: "Install Development Tools"
    type: "dnf"
    options: {}
    sources:
      - packages:
          - gcc
          - make
          - automake
          - autoconf

• Apply Security Updates (on existing packages):

modules:
  - name: "Apply Security Updates"
    type: "dnf"
    options:
      security: true
    sources:
      - packages:
          - "*"

• Install packages from a file:

modules:
  - name: "Install Packages from List"
    type: "dnf"
    options:
      skip_unavailable: true
    sources:
      - path: "dir/packages.txt"

Building the plugin

The plugin can be built locally with the following commands:

go get ./...
go build -trimpath -buildmode=plugin -o dnf.so -v ./...