yum/dnf update fails with Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: kernel-core
Issue
When updating the kernel, yum fails with:
# yum update kernel Error: Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: kernel-core (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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