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Fedora - DNF fails to update itself
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If you get following error while running dnf update or dnf upgrade:

Problem: The operation would result in removing the following protected packages: dnf

Then, it could be solved by installing newer version of dnf by explicitily specifying the version. Find out which version you need:

> dnf info dnf
...
Available Packages
Name         : dnf
Version      : 4.16.1  <<<<<<
Release      : 2.fc39
Architecture : noarch
...

Install it:

> dnf install dnf-4.16.1

Now you should be able to update/upgrade.

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