<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.0.9"> </HEAD> <BODY> Hi, I'm fairly new to linux and new to this list. i just ran yum update and got this error message: ......identical dependency loop exceeded package libmad-devel needs libmad = 0:0.15.0-0.lvn.1.b.1 (not provided) [root@localhost root]# yum update Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Base Server: Fedora.us Extras (Stable) Server: Fedora.us Extras (Testing) Server: Fedora.us Extras (Unstable) Server: Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (stable) Server: Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (testing) Server: Livna.org - Fedora Compatible Packages (unstable) Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Released Updates Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers Resolving dependencies ......identical dependency loop exceeded package libmad-devel needs libmad = 0:0.15.0-0.lvn.1.b.1 (not provided) When I attempted to install libmad I received an error message that a newer version was already in place. I'd appreciate any suggestions. I'm proceeding cautiously. I apologize if this falls into the 'stupid question"category. Gary <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> Gary Waters <A HREF="http://www.imagestation.com/members/gswsnakes">http://www.imagestation.com/members/gswsnakes</A> ICQ# 110737295 Windows Messenger (MSN): waters_gary@hotmail.com Yahoo Messenger: Atherisdoode </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>