DNF throws "package perl-libs-4:5.26.3-416.el8.x86_64 is filtered out by modular filtering" error for the systems connected with Red Hat Satellite 6

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The dnf install or update command is not working and failing with some dependency conflicts. Example:

    # dnf update
    Updating Subscription Management repositories.
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)                                                                                                        56 kB/s | 2.8 kB     00:00
    Red Hat Satellite Tools 6.7 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)                                                                                                            43 kB/s | 2.1 kB     00:00
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs)                                                                                                           49 kB/s | 2.4 kB     00:00
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - Supplementary (RPMs)                                                                                                    46 kB/s | 2.1 kB     00:00
    Error:
    Problem 1: cannot install both perl-libs-4:5.30.1-451.module+el8.3.0+6961+31ca2e7a.x86_64 and perl-libs-4:5.26.3-416.el8.x86_64
     - package net-snmp-1:5.8-18.el8_3.1.x86_64 requires libperl.so.5.26()(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
     - cannot install the best update candidate for package perl-libs-4:5.26.3-416.el8.x86_64
     - cannot install the best update candidate for package net-snmp-1:5.8-14.el8_2.1.x86_64
     - package perl-libs-4:5.26.3-416.el8.x86_64 is filtered out by modular filtering
     - package perl-libs-4:5.26.3-417.el8_3.x86_64 is filtered out by modular filtering
    ...
    ...
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.7 and above
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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