Oracle Linux: How To Change Default Module Stream

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Linux 8 and Later

Goal:

This document explains steps to change default module stream.

Solution:

By default, the dnf utility uses the default streams defined in the repository which contains the modules. It is possible to override the default stream in the /etc/dnf/modules.defaults.d/ directory.

1. The following command lists the different streams available for php and the default stream of it. In the below example, the default stream is 7.2.

$ dnf module list php
(...)
Name                      Stream                   Profiles                                    Summary