Can I perform a dry run of the system update?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • How to perform a full system update without actually installing the packages?
  • How to confirm that during system update there will not be any error or issue?
  • Can yum be used to perform a full system dummy update ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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