# Rocky 9.6 update issues, dnf error: Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: grub2-efi-x64, grub2-pc **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [June 7, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-6-update-issues-dnf-error-problem-the-operation-would-result-in-removing-the-following-protected-packages-grub2-efi-x64-grub2-pc/18696 "2025-06-07T14:42:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mh\_le](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mh\_le](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/mh_le)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-6-update-issues-dnf-error-problem-the-operation-would-result-in-removing-the-following-protected-packages-grub2-efi-x64-grub2-pc/18696/21 "2025-06-08T14:03:32Z")
This is rather mysterious… ```auto $ sudo dnf update grub2-pc Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:06 ago on Sun 08 Jun 2025 03:59:38 PM CEST. Dependencies resolved. Nothing to do. Complete! $ sudo dnf update grub2-efi-x64 Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:23 ago on Sun 08 Jun 2025 03:59:38 PM CEST. Dependencies resolved. Nothing to do. Complete! ``` ---
**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-6-update-issues-dnf-error-problem-the-operation-would-result-in-removing-the-following-protected-packages-grub2-efi-x64-grub2-pc/18696/22 "2025-06-08T14:20:24Z")
Perhaps try a: ```auto dnf clean all ``` and also check your files under /etc/yum.repos.d/ and make sure you are using the mirrorlist urls for baseos and appstream. Another easier way would be to do: ```auto dnf reinstall rocky-repos ``` and then if there are any .rpmnew files in /etc/yum.repos.d then replace the existing .repo files with the .repo.rpmnew ones. ---
**Author:** ![mh\_le](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mh\_le](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/mh_le)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-6-update-issues-dnf-error-problem-the-operation-would-result-in-removing-the-following-protected-packages-grub2-efi-x64-grub2-pc/18696/23 "2025-06-08T14:35:00Z")
When reinstalling rocky-repos it was replaced with the 9.6 version, but there was no change when running dnf update. ---
**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-6-update-issues-dnf-error-problem-the-operation-would-result-in-removing-the-following-protected-packages-grub2-efi-x64-grub2-pc/18696/24 "2025-06-08T14:37:53Z")
If you are not seeing grub2-pc or grub2-efi-x86 packages at 9.6 versions, then you have mirror issues. ```auto root@rocky9:~# dnf list grub2* Last metadata expiration check: 1:20:41 ago on Sun 08 Jun 2025 03:16:58 PM CEST. Installed Packages grub2-common.noarch 1:2.06-104.el9_6 @baseos grub2-efi-x64.x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 @baseos grub2-tools.x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 @baseos grub2-tools-efi.x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 @baseos grub2-tools-extra.x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 @baseos grub2-tools-minimal.x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 @baseos Available Packages grub2-efi-aa64-modules.noarch 1:2.06-104.el9_6 baseos grub2-efi-x64-cdboot.x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 baseos grub2-efi-x64-modules.noarch 1:2.06-104.el9_6 baseos grub2-pc.x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 baseos grub2-pc-modules.noarch 1:2.06-104.el9_6 baseos ``` also check the contents of `/etc/dnf/dnf.conf` for any excludes. ---
**Author:** ![mh\_le](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mh\_le](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/mh_le)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-6-update-issues-dnf-error-problem-the-operation-would-result-in-removing-the-following-protected-packages-grub2-efi-x64-grub2-pc/18696/25 "2025-06-08T14:43:04Z")
So this seems to have solved it: ```auto # dnf reinstall grub2-pc grub2-efi-x64 Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:08 ago on Sun 08 Jun 2025 04:38:40 PM CEST. Dependencies resolved. ======================================================================================================================== Package Architecture Version Repository Size ======================================================================================================================== Reinstalling: grub2-efi-x64 x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 baseos 1.3 M replacing grub2-efi-x64.x86_64 1:2.06-94.el9_5 grub2-pc x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 baseos 14 k replacing grub2-pc.x86_64 1:2.06-94.el9_5 Transaction Summary ======================================================================================================================== Total download size: 1.3 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/2): grub2-pc-2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64.rpm 245 kB/s | 14 kB 00:00 (2/2): grub2-efi-x64-2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64.rpm 9.3 MB/s | 1.3 MB 00:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3.8 MB/s | 1.3 MB 00:00 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Reinstalling : grub2-efi-x64-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 1/6 Reinstalling : grub2-pc-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 2/6 Obsoleting : grub2-efi-x64-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 3/6 Cleanup : grub2-efi-x64-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 4/6 Obsoleting : grub2-pc-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 5/6 Cleanup : grub2-pc-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 6/6 Verifying : grub2-pc-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 1/6 Verifying : grub2-pc-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 2/6 Verifying : grub2-pc-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 3/6 Verifying : grub2-efi-x64-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 4/6 Verifying : grub2-efi-x64-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 5/6 Verifying : grub2-efi-x64-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 6/6 Reinstalled: grub2-efi-x64-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 grub2-pc-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 Complete! # dnf update Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:28 ago on Sun 08 Jun 2025 04:38:40 PM CEST. Dependencies resolved. ======================================================================================================================== Package Architecture Version Repository Size ======================================================================================================================== Upgrading: grub2-tools-efi x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 baseos 547 k replacing grub2-tools.x86_64 1:2.06-94.el9_5 grub2-tools-extra x86_64 1:2.06-104.el9_6 baseos 850 k replacing grub2-tools.x86_64 1:2.06-94.el9_5 Transaction Summary ======================================================================================================================== Upgrade 2 Packages Total download size: 1.4 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/2): grub2-tools-efi-2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64.rpm 4.5 MB/s | 547 kB 00:00 (2/2): grub2-tools-extra-2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64.rpm 6.8 MB/s | 850 kB 00:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 4.1 MB/s | 1.4 MB 00:00 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Upgrading : grub2-tools-extra-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 1/5 Upgrading : grub2-tools-efi-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 2/5 Cleanup : grub2-tools-extra-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 3/5 Obsoleting : grub2-tools-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 4/5 Cleanup : grub2-tools-efi-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 5/5 Running scriptlet: grub2-tools-efi-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 5/5 Verifying : grub2-tools-efi-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 1/5 Verifying : grub2-tools-efi-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 2/5 Verifying : grub2-tools-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 3/5 Verifying : grub2-tools-extra-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 4/5 Verifying : grub2-tools-extra-1:2.06-94.el9_5.x86_64 5/5 Upgraded: grub2-tools-efi-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 grub2-tools-extra-1:2.06-104.el9_6.x86_64 Complete! # dnf update Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:41 ago on Sun 08 Jun 2025 04:38:40 PM CEST. Dependencies resolved. Nothing to do. Complete! ``` ---
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