Summary I tried using the DNF System Plugin to upgrade Fedora Workstation on my desktop computer and it stalled, then refused to continue without removing protected packages. System Specifications CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X (x86_64) Motherboard: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming ITX/ax Kernel version: 7.0.9-105…

The solution you provided including the --setopt=protected_packages= seems to have mostly worked, though there were some errors and the command completed with “Transaction failed: Rpm transaction failed.” [ 895/3903] Removing abrt-desktop- 100% | 100.0 B | 00m00s >>> Running %preun scriptlet: n…

Once you have verified that your system is fine, it would be nice to identify the root cause of this, by looking at the journal of the boot where the sudo dnf offline reboot was done. It may be due to the msttcore-fonts-installer RPM. See: (Solved) Offline upgrade from 43 to 44 stuck (it was in…

I usually install updates (systems are spread across multiple buildings) using: sudo dnf5 update --offline --refresh sudo dnf5 offline reboot Sometimes a system does’t come back on the network, even if left alone overnight. When I visit it, it is hung in mid-update, but hitting return causes it t…

Fedora Workstation 43→44 upgrade will not complete without removing protected packages

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vgaetera (Vladislav Grigoryev) May 22, 2026, 9:53pm 2

Failed partial upgrade from 43 to 44 leaves system confused - #2 by vgaetera

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Fedora Workstation 43→44 upgrade will not complete without removing protected packages

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