Latest updates are missing a dependency

[Bill Davidsen]

Ed Greshko wrote:
> Bill Davidsen wrote:
>> Ed Greshko wrote:
>>> Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
>>>> An attempt to install the latest updates produced the following
>>>> errors from yumex.  Machine is x86_64 with all updates except the
>>>> latest.
>>>> jon
>>>>
>>>> Missing Dependency: libibus.so.0()(64bit) is needed by package
>>>> ibus-chewing-1.2.0.20090818-1.fc11.x86_64 (installed)
>>>> Missing Dependency: libibus.so.0()(64bit) is needed by package
>>>> ibus-m17n-1.1.0.20090211-5.fc11.x86_64 (installed)
>>>> Missing Dependency: libibus.so.0()(64bit) is needed by package
>>>> ibus-hangul-1.1.0.20090328-2.fc11.x86_64 (installed)
>>>> Missing Dependency: libibus.so.0()(64bit) is needed by package
>>>> ibus-rawcode-1.0.0.20090303-3.fc11.x86_64 (installed)
>>>>
>>>>   
>>> This type of thing happens from time to time.  Lucky for us it isn't a
>>> terminal disease.  If you desire to update other packages you can always
>>> do "yum --skip-broken update".  And then chill for a time while the
>>> broken issues get resolved.
>>>
>> Given that the upgrade installs a new kernel (2.6.30.8-64 from memory)
>> which doesn't do networking, more than chill is required. I did this
>> to my production laptop, then managed to do it again on a desktop.
>> Since it happened after midnight, I just saved a dmesg for
>> investigation, I assume all networking is dead since the desktop had
>> the same problem.
>>
>> Manual booting into an older kernel worked on the desktop, the laptop
>> old kernel doesn't like something in the partial upgrade which did
>> take place, so I'm somewhat hung on that one.
>>
> ????
> 
> All is working here just fine after skipping the broken updates.  So,
> I've no idea as to what you've managed to accomplish.  But since you've
> decided to keep all the dmesg output for investigation private I suspect
> nobody will be able to help you either.
> 
Didn't need help, just a few hours sleep and time to spend an hour looking. 
dmesg actually just showed one NIC not detected, the one needed for networking, 
of course. Problem solved.

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