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Description of problem:
dnf remove --oldinstallonly does not remove old kernels
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
libdnf-0.35.1-9.el8_1.x86_64
dnf-4.2.7-7.el8_1.noarch
How reproducible:
Everytime
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install multiple kernels
2. # dnf remove --oldinstallonly
Actual results:
Error: No old installonly packages found for removal.
Expected results:
dnf should remove the oldest "installonly" pkgs and leave only the latest
Additional info:
# man dnf
dnf [options] remove --oldinstallonly
Removes old installonly packages, keeping only installonly_limit latest versions.
I can see there are installonly packages here:
# dnf repoquery --installonly
Updating Subscription Management repositories.
kernel-0:4.18.0-147.0.3.el8_1.x86_64
kernel-0:4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64
kernel-core-0:4.18.0-147.0.3.el8_1.x86_64
kernel-core-0:4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64
kernel-modules-0:4.18.0-147.0.3.el8_1.x86_64
kernel-modules-0:4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64
According to yum2dnf, this is supposed to replace package-cleanup --oldkernels so I would expect it to remove old kernels.
# man yum2dnf
Detailed table for package-cleanup replacement:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│package-cleanup --dupes │ dnf repoquery --duplicates │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│package-cleanup --leaves │ dnf repoquery --unneeded │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│package-cleanup --orphans │ dnf repoquery --extras │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│package-cleanup --oldkernels │ dnf repoquery --installonly │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│package-cleanup --problems │ dnf repoquery --unsatisfied │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│package-cleanup --cleandupes │ dnf remove --duplicates │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│package-cleanup --oldkernels │ dnf remove --oldinstallonly │
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:1823
Description of problem: dnf remove --oldinstallonly does not remove old kernels Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): libdnf-0.35.1-9.el8_1.x86_64 dnf-4.2.7-7.el8_1.noarch How reproducible: Everytime Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install multiple kernels 2. # dnf remove --oldinstallonly Actual results: Error: No old installonly packages found for removal. Expected results: dnf should remove the oldest "installonly" pkgs and leave only the latest Additional info: # man dnf dnf [options] remove --oldinstallonly Removes old installonly packages, keeping only installonly_limit latest versions. I can see there are installonly packages here: # dnf repoquery --installonly Updating Subscription Management repositories. kernel-0:4.18.0-147.0.3.el8_1.x86_64 kernel-0:4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 kernel-core-0:4.18.0-147.0.3.el8_1.x86_64 kernel-core-0:4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 kernel-modules-0:4.18.0-147.0.3.el8_1.x86_64 kernel-modules-0:4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 According to yum2dnf, this is supposed to replace package-cleanup --oldkernels so I would expect it to remove old kernels. # man yum2dnf Detailed table for package-cleanup replacement: ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐ │package-cleanup --dupes │ dnf repoquery --duplicates │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤ │package-cleanup --leaves │ dnf repoquery --unneeded │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤ │package-cleanup --orphans │ dnf repoquery --extras │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤ │package-cleanup --oldkernels │ dnf repoquery --installonly │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤ │package-cleanup --problems │ dnf repoquery --unsatisfied │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤ │package-cleanup --cleandupes │ dnf remove --duplicates │ ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤ │package-cleanup --oldkernels │ dnf remove --oldinstallonly │