Beware: External repos can break key transition

[Seth Vidal]

On Thu, 2008-09-11 at 13:36 -0500, Callum Lerwick wrote:
> $ sudo yum update
> Loaded plugins: fedorakmod, refresh-packagekit
> livna                                                    | 2.1 kB     00:00     
> primary.sqlite.bz2                                       | 192 kB     00:01     
> adobe-linux-i386                                         |  951 B     00:00     
> updates                                                  | 2.6 kB     00:00     
> primary.sqlite.bz2                                       |  11 kB     00:00     
> fedora                                                   | 2.4 kB     00:00     
> Setting up Update Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package gnome-packagekit.x86_64 0:0.2.5-2.fc9 set to be updated
> ---> Package xine-lib-extras-nonfree.x86_64 0:1.1.15-1.lvn9 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: xine-lib(plugin-abi) = 1.24 for package: xine-lib-extras-nonfree
> ---> Package PackageKit.x86_64 0:0.2.5-1.fc9 set to be updated
> ---> Package fedora-release.noarch 0:9-5.transition set to be updated
> ---> Package yum-packagekit.x86_64 0:0.2.5-1.fc9 set to be updated
> ---> Package PackageKit-libs.x86_64 0:0.2.5-1.fc9 set to be updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> xine-lib-extras-nonfree-1.1.15-1.lvn9.x86_64 from livna has depsolving problems
>   --> Missing Dependency: xine-lib(plugin-abi) = 1.24 is needed by package xine-lib-extras-nonfree-1.1.15-1.lvn9.x86_64 (livna)
> Error: Missing Dependency: xine-lib(plugin-abi) = 1.24 is needed by package xine-lib-extras-nonfree-1.1.15-1.lvn9.x86_64 (livna)
> 
> So, an update in the Repo That Can Not Be Named, depends on an update in
> the updates-newkey repo, not yet available, thus breaking the
> transaction due to yum's pedantry.
> 

please test the above with:

yum --skip-broken update


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