package conflicts while trying to perform the daily update

[Jim Cornette]

Tarhon-Onu Victor wrote:
> 
> Transaction Check Error:   file /usr/bin/pdftoppm from install of 
> poppler-utils-0.5.4-3.fc6 conflicts with file from package 
> xpdf-utils-3.01-26.fc6
>   file /usr/share/man/man1/pdftoppm.1.gz from install of 
> poppler-utils-0.5.4-3.fc6 conflicts with file from package 
> xpdf-utils-3.01-26.fc6
> 
>     I just executed "yum -y update" as I usually do from time to time on 
> my workstation from home. My local fedora updates mirror is identical to 
> the one from download.fedora.redhat.com. Is there anyone else having the 
> same problem?
> 
>     The installed poppler-utils package is version 0.5.4-2, and 
> xpdf-utils is 3.01-26. For some reason 'xpdf-*' should have appeared on 
> the updates FTP site in the same time with poppler-utils (I think), or 
> poppler is not packaged right...
> 

I guess xpdf-utils and poppler-utils provide the same elements which 
xpdf use. The most common way that people are overcoming the problem is 
to rpm -e xpdf-utils --nodeps and then running the updater to 
successfully update the system.

I removed xpdf and xpdf-utils via yum, updated the system and then 
reinstalled pdf. It is now satisfied by poppler-utils and will reinstall 
without the need for xpdf-utils.

There is an open bug report for this problem and they are working on a 
resolution I believe.

Jim

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