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Chapter 7. Removing RHEL content

To optimize your environment, remove unnecessary software from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 by using the DNF tool. Uninstalling unused packages and functional groups ensures your system remains clean, efficient, and secure.

7.1. Removing installed packages
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To optimize your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 system, remove unnecessary software packages by using the DNF tool. Uninstalling unused software ensures your environment remains secure and streamlined.

You can use DNF to remove a single package or multiple packages installed on your system. If any of the packages you want to remove have unused dependencies, DNF uninstalls these dependencies as well.

Procedure

  • Remove particular packages: 

    # dnf remove <package_name_1> <package_name_2> ...
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7.2. Removing package groups
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To optimize your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 system, uninstall collections of related software by removing package groups with the DNF tool. Uninstalling entire groups ensures your environment remains efficient and secure by removing all unnecessary components at once.

Package groups bundle multiple packages. You can use package groups to remove all packages assigned to a group in a single step.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  • Remove package groups by the group name or group ID: 

    # dnf group remove <group_name> <group_ID>
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