Re: RealPlayer and HelixPlauer conflicts

[Jack Neely <jjneely pams ncsu edu>]

On Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 05:14:44PM -0500, Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
> On Monday 21 March 2005 12:13, Jack Neely wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > Can any one duplicate this?
> >
> > I have a RHEL WS 4 machine that installed with HelixPlayer (in the
> > base-x comps group).  During the nightly up2date runs this machine
> > attempts to download the update/install the newer HelixPlayer
> > (RHSA-2005:271) and also RealPlayer from the RHEL WS4 Extras channel.
> >
> > I can see from the obsoletes list that RealPlayer obsoletes HelixPlayer.
> > However, up2date attempts to install them both and RPM barfs at file
> > conflicts right before the install.
> 
> I confirm this. After doing fresh install RHEL 4, I tried to run up2date and 
> got exactly this. Then I uncheck the RealPlayer and HelixPlayer in the 
> up2date window, and tried again. After that I manually installed RealPlayer 
> using 'up2date RealPlayer' from command line and it worked.
> 
> RDB
> 

*nod*  Unfortunately, manual intervention is not an option.  I manage
way to many machines...and up2date is now broken on all of them.  *sigh*

I've added lots of information to #148952 where somebody else filed what
looks to be the same bug.

Jack Neely

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