Description of problem: Performing a dnf remove will remove apparently essential packages as well. How reproducible: I've been able to reproduce this on two different installations of Fedora 23. Steps to Reproduce: 1. dnf remove httpd Actual results: # dnf remove httpd Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================================================================================================================== Removing: apr x86_64 1.5.2-2.fc23 @koji-override-0 234 k apr-util x86_64 1.5.4-2.fc23 @koji-override-0 196 k fedora-logos-httpd noarch 22.0.0-2.fc23 @koji-override-0 4.6 k gnome-user-share x86_64 3.18.0-1.fc23 @koji-override-0 360 k httpd x86_64 2.4.17-3.fc23 @updates 5.9 M httpd-filesystem noarch 2.4.17-3.fc23 @updates 366 httpd-tools x86_64 2.4.17-3.fc23 @updates 177 k libidn x86_64 1.32-1.fc23 @koji-override-0 671 k mod_dnssd x86_64 0.6-13.fc23 @koji-override-0 53 k sqlite x86_64 3.9.0-1.fc23 @updates 942 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================================================================================================================== Remove 10 Packages Installed size: 8.5 M Is this ok [y/N]: n Operation aborted. Expected results: # dnf remove httpd Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================================================================================================================== Removing: apr x86_64 1.5.2-2.fc23 @koji-override-0 234 k apr-util x86_64 1.5.4-2.fc23 @koji-override-0 196 k fedora-logos-httpd noarch 22.0.0-2.fc23 @koji-override-0 4.6 k httpd x86_64 2.4.17-3.fc23 @updates 5.9 M httpd-filesystem noarch 2.4.17-3.fc23 @updates 366 httpd-tools x86_64 2.4.17-3.fc23 @updates 177 k Additional info: # dnf repolist Last metadata expiration check performed 0:11:32 ago on Tue Dec 1 08:31:19 2015. repo id repo name status Dropbox Dropbox Repository 4 *fedora Fedora 23 - x86_64 46,074 google-chrome google-chrome 3 rpmfusion-free RPM Fusion for Fedora 23 - Free 692 rpmfusion-free-updates-testing RPM Fusion for Fedora 23 - Free - Test Updates 230 rpmfusion-nonfree RPM Fusion for Fedora 23 - Nonfree 206 rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing RPM Fusion for Fedora 23 - Nonfree - Test Updates 64 *updates Fedora 23 - x86_64 - Updates 6,204
See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259865#c3 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1259865 ***