How to stop yum/dnf from removing an unused dependency
Issue
- When removing a package, yum also removes any dependencies not required by anything else
- How to keep an "unused dependency"
# yum remove initial-setup-gui Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Removing: initial-setup-gui x86_64 0.3.62.1-1.el8 @AppStream 26 k Removing unused dependencies: <59 packages listed> Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Remove 60 Packages
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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