[rhn-users] problems with up2date

[Todd Warner]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, David Armstrong wrote:

> David Armstrong wrote:
>
>> Nayan Dhanak wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> My question was regarding the following error spit out by up2date:
>>> 
>>> There was a package dependency problem.  The message was:
>>> 
>>> Unresolvable chain of dependencies:
>>> XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.0-35.EL                 requires XFree86 = 4.3.0-35.EL
>>> kdebase-devel-3.1.3-5.2                  requires kdebase = 6:3.1.3-5.2
>>> kdenetwork-devel-3.1.3-1.5               requires kdenetwork = 7:3.1.3-1.5
>>> mozilla-chat-1.4-3.0.18                  requires mozilla = 37:1.4-3.0.18
>>> redhat-config-network-1.2.58-1           requires 
>>> redhat-config-network-tui = 1.2.58-1
>>> redhat-config-printer-gui-0.6.47.3.13-1  requires redhat-config-printer = 
>>> 0.6.47.3.13-1
>>> 
>>> Please modify your package selections and try again.
>>> 
>>> I was wondering how I go about resolving these dependancies?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> I am using RHEL WS 4 AMD64/EMT64 and have the same problem, particulaioly 
>> with mozilla:
>> 
>> mozilla-1.4.3-3.0.7 requires mozilla-nspr = 37:1.4.3-3.0.7
>> mozilla-1.4.3-3.0.7 requires mozilla-nss = 37:1.4.3-3.07
>> 
>> What up2date claims to want to install are 1.7.3-19.EL4 ...
>> 
> After reading what it wanted to install and what it was complaining about, I 
> did a 'rpm -qa | grep mozilla'  which produced :
> mozilla-1.4.3-3.0.7
> mozilla-nspr-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-nss-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-nss-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-chat-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-nspr-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-mail-1.7.3-18.EL4
> !!! Two copies of mozilla hanging around, remove the old one!!
> [root at sed-148 armstron]# rpm --erase mozilla-1.4.3
> [root at sed-148 armstron]# rpm -qa | grep mozilla
> mozilla-nspr-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-nss-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-nss-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-chat-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-nspr-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-1.7.3-18.EL4
> mozilla-mail-1.7.3-18.EL4
>
>
> Now up2 date works.

Ah. Good. Glad to hear things are working again.

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