Description of problem: DNF Error: No packages marked for removal, although package exists Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): # dnf --version 1.1.10 Installed: dnf-0:1.1.10-6.fc25.noarch at 2017-03-19 21:21 Built : Fedora Project at 2017-03-15 08:52 Installed: rpm-0:4.13.0.1-1.fc25.x86_64 at 2017-03-06 08:25 Built : Fedora Project at 2017-02-24 12:48 How reproducible: # uname -r 4.10.8-200.fc25.x86_64 # rpm -qa | grep kernel.*4.11 kernel-core-4.11.0-0.rc5.git0.1.fc26.x86_64 kernel-headers-4.11.3-200.fc25.x86_64 # dnf remove kernel-core-4.11.0-0.rc5.git0.1.fc26.x86_64 Actual results: No match for argument: kernel-core-4.11.0-0.rc5.git0.1.fc26.x86_64 Error: No packages marked for removal. Expected results: kernel-core is removed
This bug has been fixed in Fedora 26 and above. F25's dnf is getting only security updates, so please upgrade. [brain@ignatenko-w541 dnf]$ rpm -q kernel-core | head -n1kernel-core-4.13.0-0.rc1.git3.1.fc27.x86_64 [brain@ignatenko-w541 dnf]$ sudo dnf --assumeno remove kernel-core-4.13.0-0.rc1.git3.1.fc27.x86_64 Dependencies resolved. =============================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size =============================================================================== Removing: kernel x86_64 4.13.0-0.rc1.git3.1.fc27 @rawhide 0 kernel-core x86_64 4.13.0-0.rc1.git3.1.fc27 @rawhide 57 M kernel-modules x86_64 4.13.0-0.rc1.git3.1.fc27 @rawhide 24 M kernel-modules-extra x86_64 4.13.0-0.rc1.git3.1.fc27 @rawhide 2.1 M Transaction Summary =============================================================================== Remove 4 Packages Freed space: 84 M Operation aborted.