Failed dependencies error upon downloading yum

DBS help at codefit.com
Tue Aug 17 14:30:49 UTC 2004


>On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:44:27 -0400, DBS wrote:
>
>> Ah this is frustrating,
>
>Because you make it complicated. Error messages are there to help you.
>
>> Everything was downloaded, even (apparently) the rpm-4.1.1-1.8x.i386.rpm
>> mod, but the failed dependencies error says I don't have the rpm-4.1.1,
even
>> though it downloaded.
>
>It _downloaded_, but it did not install. Look here:
>
>> I'm still getting failed dependency...
>>
>> # rpm -Uvh
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-4.1.1-1.8x
>> .i386.rpm \
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-build-4.1.
>> 1-1.8x.i386.rpm \
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-devel-4.1.
>> 1-1.8x.i386.rpm \
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-python-4.1
>> .1-1.8x.i386.rpm \
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/popt-1.7.1-1.8
>> x.i386.rpm \
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/updates/i386/gnupg-1.0.7-14.i386
>> .rpm \
>>
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/8.0/yum/yum-2.0.3-5.rh.fr.i386
>> .rpmegacy.org/redhat/8.0/updates/i386/gnupg-1.0.7-14.i386.rpm \
>> http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/8.0
>> Retrieving
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-4.1.1-1.8x
>> .i386.rpm
>> Retrieving
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-build-4.1.
>> 1-1.8x.i386.rpm
>> Retrieving
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-devel-4.1.
>> 1-1.8x.i386.rpm
>> Retrieving
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-python-4.1
>> .1-1.8x.i386.rpm
>> Retrieving
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/popt-1.7.1-1.8
>> x.i386.rpm
>> Retrieving
>>
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/updates/i386/gnupg-1.0.7-14.i386
>> .rpm
>> Retrieving
>>
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/8.0/yum/yum-2.0.3-5.rh.fr.i386
>> .rpm
>> warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.HekYUI: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
731002fa
>> warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.PYqeQ7: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
e42d547b
>> Preparing...                ###########################################
>> [100%]
>>         package gnupg-1.0.7-14 is already installed>
>
>Bang! It refused to install/update any packages, because gnupg-1.0.7-14 is
>installed already. So, drop gnupg from your command-line. Maybe "rpm -Fvh
>..." would have been better than "rpm -Uvh ..."  to just freshen the
>installed packages.



Thanks Michael,

That seemed to work, using the -F option to install packages.

However there are 2 new (possible) problems.

First, upon installing yum, I got:

[root at www root]# rpm -Fvh
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-4.1.1-1.8x
.i386.rpm \
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-build-4.1.
1-1.8x.i386.rpm \
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-devel-4.1.
1-1.8x.i386.rpm \
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-python-4.1
.1-1.8x.i386.rpm \
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/popt-1.7.1-1.8
x.i386.rpm \
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/updates/i386/gnupg-1.0.7-14.i386
.rpm
Retrieving
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-4.1.1-1.8x
.i386.rpm
Retrieving
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-build-4.1.
1-1.8x.i386.rpm
Retrieving
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-devel-4.1.
1-1.8x.i386.rpm
Retrieving
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/rpm-python-4.1
.1-1.8x.i386.rpm
Retrieving
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/legacy-utils/i386/popt-1.7.1-1.8
x.i386.rpm
Retrieving
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/8.0/updates/i386/gnupg-1.0.7-14.i386
.rpm
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.EW0XB5: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 731002fa
Preparing...                ###########################################
[100%]
   1:popt                   ########################################### [
33%]
   2:rpm                    ########################################### [
67%]
   3:rpm-python             ###########################################
[100%]
[root at www root]#
[root at www root]# rpm -ivh
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/8.0/yum/yum-2.0.3-5.rh.fr.i386
.rpm
Retrieving
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/8.0/yum/yum-2.0.3-5.rh.fr.i386
.rpm
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.blVGWx: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e42d547b
Preparing...                ###########################################
[100%]
   1:yum                    ###########################################
[100%]
[root at www root]#

Maybe not a problem, just a warning?  And second, upon running
yum update, it seemed to be doing it's job for about 10 minutes and then I
got:




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