---
name: "dnf5-mark"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dnf5"
version: "5.4.6.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dnf5-mark"
---

# dnf5-mark(8)

Mark Command

## 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.