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NAME
       dnf5-mark -  Mark Command

SYNOPSIS
       dnf5 mark <subcommand> [global options] [<group-id>]
       <package-spec-NPFB>...

DESCRIPTION
       The mark command in DNF5 is used to change reason of installed packages
       defined in package-spec-NPFB arguments.

SUBCOMMANDS

       user
              Mark the package as user-installed.


              This can be useful if any package was installed as a dependency
              and is desired to stay on the system when remove command along
              with clean_requirements_on_remove configuration option set to
              True is executed.

       dependency
              Mark the package as a dependency.


              This can be useful if you as the user don't need a specific
              package. The package stays installed on the system, but will be
              removed when remove command along with
              clean_requirements_on_remove configuration option set to True is
              executed.

              You should use this operation instead of remove command if
              you're not sure whether the package is a requirement of other
              user installed package on the system.

       weak
              Mark the package as a weak dependency.


       group
              Mark the package as installed by the group defined in group-id argument.


              This can be useful if any package was installed as a dependency
              or the user and is desired to be protected and handled as a
              group member like during group remove command.

OPTIONS

       --skip-unavailable
              Allow skipping packages that are not installed on the system. All remaining installed packages will be marked.


       --offline
              Store the transaction to be performed offline. See offline command <#offline-command-ref-label>, dnf5-offline(8).


       --transient
              Applicable only on bootc (bootable containers) systems. Perform
              transactions using a transient overlay which will be lost on the
              next reboot. See also the persistence <#persistence-options-
              label> configuration option.

       --store=PATH
              Store the current transaction in a directory at the specified PATH instead of running it.
              The stored transaction can be performed by the replay command <#replay-command-ref-label>, dnf5-replay(8).
              Note that repository ids in the stored transaction are mangled to @stored_transaction(repo_id) this is required
              because during replaying the stored repositories are recreated and they might collide with already present repositories
              (this doesn't apply to the special @System repository).


EXAMPLES

       dnf5 mark user fuse-devel
              Mark the fuse-devel package as user-installed.


       dnf5 mark group xfce-desktop vim-enhanced
              Mark the vim-enhanced package as installed by the xfce-desktop group.


SEE ALSO
          dnf5-comps(7), Comps groups and environments <#comps-misc-ref-label>
          dnf5-specs(7), Patterns specification <#specs-misc-ref-label>


Author
       See AUTHORS.md in dnf5 source distribution.

Copyright
       Contributors to the dnf5 project.

                               September 6, 2026                  DNF5-MARK(8)