How do i satisfy package dependencies?

[Igor Lumpus]

> > Hello,
> > 
> > In an earlier thread i reported a problem with yum update but
> > got no reply so i rebooted after the failed yum update and
> > tried it again. This time the output from yum update executed
> > as root is:
> > 
> > Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
> > Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Base
> > Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Released Updates
> > Finding updated packages
> > Downloading needed headers
> > rmt-0-0.4b39-1.FC2.i386.h 100% |=========================| 
> > 4.4 kB    00:00
> > squid-7-2.5.STABLE7-1.FC2 100% |=========================|  
> > 31 kB    00:00
> > dump-0-0.4b39-1.FC2.i386. 100% |=========================| 
> > 5.4 kB    00:00
> > kernel-0-2.6.10-1.12_FC2. 100% |=========================| 
> > 202 kB    00:00
> > kernel-smp-0-2.6.10-1.12_ 100% |=========================| 
> > 202 kB    00:00
> > kernel-doc-0-2.6.10-1.12_ 100% |=========================|  
> > 35 kB    00:00
> > kernel-sourcecode-0-2.6.1 100% |=========================| 
> > 495 kB    00:00
> > kernel-smp-0-2.6.10-1.12_ 100% |=========================| 
> > 203 kB    00:00
> > kernel-0-2.6.10-1.12_FC2. 100% |=========================| 
> > 203 kB    00:00
> > Resolving dependencies
> > ....Unable to satisfy dependencies
> > Package php-ldap needs php = 4.3.8-2.1, this is not available.
> > Package php-mbstring needs php = 4.3.8-2.1, this is not available.
> > 
> > How do I fix this?
> > 
> > What happened the first time was that yum update froze during 
> > its operation.
> > It stopped at the point:
> >   xpdf 100 % done 121/261
> > There was no initial conflicts when it started and /var/logs/yum.log
> > only has entries from my last successful yum update in november.
> > 
> > If there is more info needed to answer my question then please post
> > it.
> > 
> > Thx
> > /Igor  
>  
> Try installing as many updates as you can using
> "yum update rmt dump squid etc. ..."
> 
> 
> When you're left with just the ones that won't work, try "yum 
> clean" and
> then try "yum update" again.
> 
> Paul.
> 

I tried to make a yum clean since the package list is from my guessing 261
items....

However it did not work as expected:

yum clean
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Base
Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Released Updates
Finding updated packages
Cleaning packages and old headers
yum update
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Base
Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Released Updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Resolving dependencies
Damaged Header
/var/cache/yum/updates-released/headers/koffice-4-1.3.5-0.FC2.1.i386.hdr
Bad Header for pkg koffice.i386 trying to get headers for the nevral -
exiting

Sorry but i am not at all familiar with yum. I have never had a problem
before
so there was never a reason to understand what is going on.

/Igor