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Update DNF package manager documentation #3158

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Installing a package group, as for **Xfce desktop** or **Kde desktop**, and so on, is similar:
Installing a package group, as for **Xfce desktop** or **Kde desktop**, and so on, is similar. Install `epel-release` first:

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!!! note

Xfce is not currently available for Rocky Linux 10

```bash
sudo dnf install epel
sudo dnf group install xfce
```

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sudo dnf install @kde-desktop-environment
```

Install `epel-release` as shown previously and enable the CodeReady Builder in Rocky Linux 9 and 10 or PowerTools for Rocky Linux 8 in order for KDE to install succesfully.

For Rocky Linux 9 and 10:

```bash
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
```

For Rocky Linux 8:

```bash
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools
```

## Update and upgrade packages

### Update and upgrade
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