How to Remove 'Server with GUI' Group Package After a Minimal Installation on RHEL

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Issue

  • Minimal installations of RHEL come with a GUI installed by default
  • dnf group remove "Server with GUI" results in error output:
Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: sudo
  • How do I correctly remove the GUI on a minimal installation

Environment

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

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