[rhn-users] up2date does not work

[Alfred Hovdestad]

I had the same problem.  I manually downloaded the rpm* packages 
(up2date -d rpm-libs which also downloaded rpm, rpm-build, rpm-devel and
rpm-python).  I then upgraded these packages manually (rpm -Uvh 
rpm*.rpm) and I still had problems when I tried to do an up2date:


# rpm --rebuilddb
rpmdb: Program version 4.2 doesn't match environment version


I ended up removing the -__db* files in /var/lib/rpm

# cd  /var/lib/rpm
# rm __db*


After that, I was able to do a regular up2date:

# up2date -u --nox


You might want to try removing the /var/lib/rpm/__db* files first to see 
if that works.  You might also want to try to update the package list 
after you install the rpm rpm's (up2date -p).

    Alfred Hovdestad
    University of Saskatchewan




Greiner Thomas wrote:
> Here’s my problem. I run up2date and find the following items that need 
> updating:
> 
>  
> 
> rpm  v. 4.2.3-13
> 
> rpm-build
> 
> rpm-devel
> 
> rpm-python
> 
>  
> 
> When I select these items for installation up2date indicates that there 
> is an:
> 
> “unresolvable chain of dependencies:
> 
> rpm-libs 4.2.3-13 requires libelf.so.1
> 
> rpm-libs 4.2.3-13 requires libeld.so.1”
> 
>  
> 
> So I download libelf.so.1 as part of elfutils-lifelf-0.76-3.i386.rpm.
> 
>  
> 
> I try to install that and am told that:
> 
> “package  elfutils-libelf-0.94-1 (which is newer than 
> elfutils-libelf-0.76-3) is already installed.”
> 
>  
> 
> So, it would seem that I have the most up-to-date version of libelf, 
> cannot overinstall a different version, and cannot result the updates 
> indicated from up2date.
> 
>  
> 
> What do I do now? Do I permanently ignore the updates indicated in 
> up2date? If so, what’s the point in the program?
> 
>  
> 
> 
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