# sudo dnf remove libimobiledevice libimobiledevice-utils Dependencies resolved. ========================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ========================================================================================== Removing: libimobiledevice x86_64 1.2.0-18.fc30 @anaconda 236 k libimobiledevice-utils x86_64 1.2.0-18.fc30 @fedora 530 k Removing dependent packages: chrome-gnome-shell x86_64 10.1-4.fc30 @anaconda 61 k evince-nautilus x86_64 3.32.0-3.fc30 @updates 30 k gnome-classic-session noarch 3.32.1-1.fc30 @anaconda 199 k gnome-initial-setup x86_64 3.32.1-2.fc30 @anaconda 2.7 M gnome-photos x86_64 3.32.0-1.fc30 @anaconda 3.8 M gnome-shell-extension-background-logo noarch 3.32.0-1.fc30 @anaconda 54 k gnome-tweaks noarch 3.32.0-2.fc30 @updates 1.4 M ifuse x86_64 1.1.3-15.fc30 @fedora 61 k rhythmbox x86_64 3.4.3-3.fc30 @anaconda 14 M tracker-miners x86_64 2.2.2-1.fc30 @updates 2.8 M Removing unused dependencies: OpenEXR-libs x86_64 2.2.0-16.fc30 @anaconda 3.5 M accountsservice x86_64 0.6.54-5.fc30 @anaconda 362 k accountsservice-libs x86_64 0.6.54-5.fc30 @anaconda 331 k babl x86_64 0.1.66-1.fc30 @updates 1.3 M bolt x86_64 0.8-1.fc30 @updates 855 k brasero-libs x86_64 3.12.2-8.fc30 @anaconda 1.1 M color-filesystem noarch 1-22.fc30 @anaconda 151 colord x86_64 1.4.4-1.fc30 @anaconda 2.3 M cups-pk-helper x86_64 0.2.6-7.fc30 @anaconda 383 k dleyna-renderer x86_64 0.6.0-4.fc30 @anaconda 176 k gdm x86_64 1:3.32.0-3.fc30 @anaconda 2.4 M gegl04 x86_64 0.4.16-1.fc30 @updates 9.2 M gfbgraph x86_64 0.2.3-9.fc30 @anaconda 111 k giflib x86_64 5.1.9-1.fc30 @anaconda 112 k gnome-autoar x86_64 0.2.3-3.fc30 @anaconda 167 k gnome-control-center x86_64 3.32.2-1.fc30 @updates 22 M gnome-control-center-filesystem noarch 3.32.2-1.fc30 @updates 0 gnome-icon-theme noarch 3.12.0-11.fc30 @anaconda 9.9 M gnome-keyring-pam x86_64 3.31.91-1.fc30 @anaconda 57 k gnome-menus x86_64 3.32.0-1.fc30 @anaconda 638 k gnome-online-miners x86_64 3.30.0-2.fc30 @anaconda 442 k gnome-session x86_64 3.32.0-1.fc30 @anaconda 1.5 M gnome-session-wayland-session x86_64 3.32.0-1.fc30 @anaconda 7.4 k gnome-session-xsession x86_64 3.32.0-1.fc30 @anaconda 15 k gnome-settings-daemon x86_64 3.32.1-1.fc30 @updates 5.9 M gnome-shell x86_64 3.32.2-2.fc30 @updates 8.4 M gnome-shell-extension-apps-menu noarch 3.32.1-1.fc30 @anaconda 26 k gnome-shell-extension-common noarch 3.32.1-1.fc30 @anaconda 586 k gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance noarch 3.32.1-1.fc30 @anaconda 1.0 k gnome-shell-extension-places-menu noarch 3.32.1-1.fc30 @anaconda 22 k gnome-shell-extension-user-theme noarch 3.32.1-1.fc30 @fedora 2.5 k gnome-shell-extension-window-list noarch 3.32.1-1.fc30 @anaconda 50 k gvfs-afc x86_64 1.40.2-1.fc30 @updates 197 k iio-sensor-proxy x86_64 2.7-1.fc30 @updates 188 k ilmbase x86_64 2.2.0-15.fc30 @anaconda 667 k libcue x86_64 2.2.1-1.fc30 @anaconda 99 k libgfortran x86_64 9.1.1-1.fc30 @updates 2.6 M libgpod x86_64 0.8.3-27.fc30 @anaconda 995 k libgrss x86_64 0.7.0-8.fc30 @anaconda 217 k libgsf x86_64 1.14.43-3.fc30 @anaconda 1.0 M libhandy x86_64 0.0.9-1.fc30 @anaconda 263 k libiptcdata x86_64 1.0.5-1.fc30 @updates 186 k libosinfo x86_64 1.4.0-4.fc30 @updates 991 k libplist x86_64 2.0.0-12.fc30 @anaconda 234 k libquadmath x86_64 9.1.1-1.fc30 @updates 328 k libtomcrypt x86_64 1.18.2-3.fc30 @koji-override-0 1.6 M libusbmuxd x86_64 1.0.10-11.fc30 @anaconda 99 k libzapojit x86_64 0.0.3-15.fc30 @anaconda 135 k media-player-info noarch 23-4.fc30 @anaconda 181 k mutter x86_64 3.32.2-3.fc30 @updates 15 M nautilus x86_64 3.32.1-2.fc30 @updates 15 M openblas x86_64 0.3.6-2.fc30 @updates 51 k openblas-serial x86_64 0.3.6-2.fc30 @updates 57 M osinfo-db noarch 20190611-1.fc30 @updates 1.5 M osinfo-db-tools x86_64 1.4.0-2.fc30 @updates 261 k pulseaudio-libs-glib2 x86_64 12.2-6.fc30 @updates 27 k python3-asn1crypto noarch 0.24.0-6.fc30 @anaconda 854 k python3-beaker noarch 1.10.0-3.fc30 @koji-override-0 392 k python3-cffi x86_64 1.11.5-7.fc30 @anaconda 990 k python3-crypto x86_64 2.6.1-25.fc30 @koji-override-0 2.1 M python3-cryptography x86_64 2.6.1-1.fc30 @anaconda 2.7 M python3-mako noarch 1.0.12-1.fc30 @updates 532 k python3-markupsafe x86_64 1.1.1-1.fc30 @anaconda 61 k python3-paste noarch 2.0.3-9.fc30 @koji-override-0 2.6 M python3-ply noarch 3.11-2.fc30 @anaconda 430 k python3-pyOpenSSL noarch 19.0.0-1.fc30 @anaconda 546 k python3-pycparser noarch 2.14-18.fc30 @anaconda 850 k python3-tempita noarch 0.5.1-20.fc29 @koji-override-0 112 k redhat-menus noarch 12.0.2-15.fc30 @anaconda 675 k sg3_utils-libs x86_64 1.42-7.fc30 @anaconda 217 k suitesparse x86_64 4.4.6-18.fc30 @anaconda 4.6 M switcheroo-control x86_64 1.1-7.fc30 @anaconda 62 k upower x86_64 0.99.10-1.fc30 @anaconda 627 k usbmuxd x86_64 1.1.0-15.fc30 @anaconda 153 k vino x86_64 3.22.0-15.fc30 @koji-override-0 2.1 M xorg-x11-server-Xwayland x86_64 1.20.5-4.fc30 @updates 3.0 M WHY "Removing unused dependencies:" removes packages like nautilus ?
What's your dnf version you use? Does "dnf autoremove" also want to uninstall them? I guess the offended packages were not explicitly marked as wanted by the user and thus DNF thinks that nobody needs them and offer a cleanup. This is probably bug in the installed (anaconda).
If you want some of them to remain on the system, you can mark them so (e.g. "dnf mark install nautilus"). DNF should not try to clean them up since then.
I believe that this is not bug. You tried to remove libimobiledevice that is required by evince-nautilus. Evince-nautilus requires nautilus. I suggest that evince-nautilus was installed as a part of group. There is no way how to remove libimobiledevice and keep evince-nautilus. To keep nautilus on your system, just run "dnf mark install nautilus" and nautilus will be not a dependency but use installed package.
(In reply to Jaroslav Mracek from comment #3) > I believe that this is not bug. You tried to remove libimobiledevice that is > required by evince-nautilus. Evince-nautilus requires nautilus. I suggest > that evince-nautilus was installed as a part of group. > > There is no way how to remove libimobiledevice and keep evince-nautilus. > To keep nautilus on your system, just run "dnf mark install nautilus" and > nautilus will be not a dependency but use installed package. after rebooting my fedora 30 i found that command removes gnome desktop completely! I reinstalled gnome desktop via "Gnome Desktop Environment" group.
(In reply to Petr Pisar from comment #1) > What's your dnf version you use? Does "dnf autoremove" also want to > uninstall them? I guess the offended packages were not explicitly marked as > wanted by the user and thus DNF thinks that nobody needs them and offer a > cleanup. This is probably bug in the installed (anaconda). No "dnf autoremove" don't show these packages listed in "dnf remove libimobiledevice libimobiledevice-utils"
(In reply to mohamedjss11 from comment #5) > (In reply to Petr Pisar from comment #1) > > What's your dnf version you use? Does "dnf autoremove" also want to > > uninstall them? I guess the offended packages were not explicitly marked as > > wanted by the user and thus DNF thinks that nobody needs them and offer a > > cleanup. This is probably bug in the installed (anaconda). > > No "dnf autoremove" don't show these packages listed in "dnf remove > libimobiledevice libimobiledevice-utils" That's because: > You tried to remove libimobiledevice that is required by evince-nautilus. Evince-nautilus requires nautilus.
Jaroslav and Petr are right. The behavior you described in comment#0 is expected. There's nothing we can fix in DNF. When you install RPMs, they are marked as user-installed. All their dependencies are marked as dependencies and are candidates for auto-removal. In your case, nautilus and other packages were installed as dependencies and can be auto-removed. If you remove a package that requires nautilus, DNF detect that nothing else needs it and removes it as unused dependency.