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  • 1.  Difference between DNF and inbuild python package in AIX 7.3

    Posted 10/06/25 11:20 AM

    Hi Team,

    We have setup and configure DNF on all AIX servers to support the ansible things on AIX 7.2 . Now we have migrated to 7.3 so in 7.3 we see python3 package as given below. What is the difference between this python package and DNF depend python. How this DNF things works in AIX 7.3? Is it works in same way as on 7.2? Any suggestion please?



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  • 2.  RE: Difference between DNF and inbuild python package in AIX 7.3

    Posted 10/06/25 11:34 AM

    Hi Manoj,

    I don't see any packages output.

    Anyway, python3 which comes with DNF bundle is shipped to provide just for DNF setup.

    This python3 is built with minimal functionality enabled.

    Hence, we recommend users to run DNF update once DNF setup is complete.

    With "dnf update" DNF and ecosystem will be update to AIX Toolbox python3 which is built with most of the functionalities.

    DNF is not dependent on default python3 which comes with AIX 7.3 install.

    So, DNF depends on python3 same way as in AIX 7.2.



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  • 3.  RE: Difference between DNF and inbuild python package in AIX 7.3

    Posted 10/06/25 12:16 PM

    Thank you @SANGAMESH MALLAYYA 

    Please find the package version below. Let us know if there is additional features coming with this lpp. 7.2 version doesn't have that lpp.

    python3 shipped with DNF

    Installed Packages
    python3.ppc                                                                                                        3.9.23-1                                                                                                         @AIX_Toolbox

    Python3 as lpp package

    root@server:/# lslpp -l|grep -i python3
      python3.11.base          3.11.13.0  COMMITTED  Python 3.11 64-bit binary
      python3.9.base            3.9.23.0  COMMITTED  Python 3.9 64-bit binary
      python3.11.base          3.11.13.0  COMMITTED  Python 3.11 64-bit binary
      python3.9.base            3.9.23.0  COMMITTED  Python 3.9 64-bit binary



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  • 4.  RE: Difference between DNF and inbuild python package in AIX 7.3

    Posted 10/07/25 11:15 AM

    Hi Manoj,

    As a mentioned DNF and it's dependencies don't depend on the AIX provided python3 filesset.

    DNF and it's dependencies are dependent on AIX Toolbox packages



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  • 5.  RE: Difference between DNF and inbuild python package in AIX 7.3

    Posted 10/08/25 04:03 AM

    Thank you. Appreciate it. 



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