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Bug 1769632

Summary:	dnf autoremove fails with Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: kernel-core
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	uor3ee
Component:	dnf	Assignee:	Jaroslav Mracek <jmracek>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	31	CC:	dmach, jmracek, jrohel, mblaha, mhatina, packaging-team-maint, pkratoch, rpm-software-management, vmukhame
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Last Closed:	2019-11-11 13:16:41 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description uor3ee 2019-11-07 04:11:55 UTC

Description of problem:

After initial install from iso, kernel, kernel-modules, and kernel-modules-extra are all marked as userinstalled. But after pulling in the new kernel through dnf upgrade, no kernel packages are marked as userinstalled.

Running dnf autoremove gives Error: 
 Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: kernel-core


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 4.2.9-5.fc31


How reproducible:

Brand new install of Fedora 31, upgrade adding a new kernel in addition to the one with the release, run dnf autoremove.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Fedora 31
2. Run dnf upgrade to update system, bringing in a new kernel
3. Run dnf autoremove

Actual results:

Fails with Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: kernel-core


Expected results:

Provides an option to remove packages no longer needed.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Pavla Kratochvilova 2019-11-11 13:16:41 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1769788 ***