dependency cannot be resolved when calling "yum update" in FC4

[david walcroft]

Joachim Backes wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> having running a sun fire v40Z (x86_64) with fc4, and gparted installed.
> But now, when trying to update my system, getting an error:
> 
>  yum update
> Setting up Update Process
> Setting up repositories
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> Excluding Packages in global exclude list
> Finished
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package python-devel.x86_64 0:2.4.3-8.FC4 set to be updated
> ---> Package python.x86_64 0:2.4.3-8.FC4 set to be updated
> ---> Package gtkmm24.x86_64 0:2.6.9-2.fc4 set to be updated
> ---> Package glibmm24.x86_64 0:2.6.5-1 set to be updated
> ---> Package tkinter.x86_64 0:2.4.3-8.FC4 set to be updated
> ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.17-1.2139_FC4 set to be installed
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: libatkmm-1.6.so.1()(64bit) for package: gparted
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Error: Missing Dependency: libatkmm-1.6.so.1()(64bit) is needed by 
> package gparted
> 
> 
> If uninstalling gparted, "yum update" runs.
> 
> 
> Any advice welcome.
> 
> Regards
> 
Try this,put "exclude=gparted" in /etc/yum.conf.

david