[BlueOnyx:08554] Re: yum update problem

[Ken - Precision Web Hosting, Inc]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Stauber" <mstauber at blueonyx.it>
To: "BlueOnyx General Mailing List" <blueonyx at mail.blueonyx.it>
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:42 AM
Subject: [BlueOnyx:08553] Re: yum update problem


> Hi Ken,
>
>> Now when I try to update I get:
>>
>> Finished Dependency Resolution
>> 98:solarspeed-clamav-0.97.1-SOL1.i386 from installed has depsolving
>> problems --> Missing Dependency: solarspeed-clamav-server = 
>> 98:0.97.1-SOL1
>> is needed by package 98:solarspeed-clamav-0.97.1-SOL1.i386 (installed)
>> dbus-libs-1.1.2-15.el5_6.i386 from installed has depsolving problems -->
>> Missing Dependency: dbus = 1.1.2-15.el5_6 is needed by package
>> dbus-libs-1.1.2-15.el5_6.i386 (installed)
>> 98:solarspeed-clamav-0.97-SOL1.i386 from installed has depsolving 
>> problems
>>   --> Missing Dependency: solarspeed-clamav-server = 98:0.97-SOL1 is
>> needed  by package 98:solarspeed-clamav-0.97-SOL1.i386 (installed)
>> Error: Missing Dependency: solarspeed-clamav-server = 98:0.97.1-SOL1 is
>> needed by package 98:solarspeed-clamav-0.97.1-SOL1.i386 (installed)
>> Error: Missing Dependency: solarspeed-clamav-server = 98:0.97-SOL1 is
>> needed  by package 98:solarspeed-clamav-0.97-SOL1.i386 (installed)
>> Error: Missing Dependency: dbus = 1.1.2-15.el5_6 is needed by package
>> dbus-libs-1.1.2-15.el5_6.i386 (installed)
>>
>> I've tried the yum clean all, and then yum udpate again, but that did not
>> do  it.
>
> It's probably a RPM database corruption and certain RPMs are listed twice 
> in
> the RPM database - with different version numbers.
>
> Do this:
>
> rpm -q solarspeed-clamav
> rpm -q solarspeed-clamav-server
> rpm -q dbus
> rpm -q dbus-libs
>
> Each command should return just one RPM. Not two (or more) with different
> version numbers.
>
> If it shows multiple instances of the same RPM, remove the *newer* one 
> this
> way:
>
> rpm -e --nodeps --justdb NAME-AND-VERSION-OF-THE-RPM
>
> Do this until no more duplicates are reported.
>
> The switch "--nodeps" makes sure that dependencies are ignored and the 
> switch
> "--justdb" just removes the software from the RPM database. Without 
> actually
> uninstalling any files.
>
> Once the duplicates are gone, you can simply run "yum update" again and it
> should sort itself out.
>
> -- 
> With best regards
>
> Michael Stauber


Michael

Your fix worked perfectly.

Thanks once again.


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Ken Marcus
Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
http://www.precisionweb.net