yum update fails - test pup's capabilities..
Jim Cornette
fct-cornette at insight.rr.com
Mon Jan 30 01:32:26 UTC 2006
Correction: removed rhgb using rpm
Jim Cornette wrote:
> David Timms wrote:
>
>> Doug Fordham wrote:
>>
>>> You can update other packages not affected by the current broken
>>> dependencies by running the following as root:
>>>
>>> yum --exclude=evolution-data-server.i386
>>> --exclude=evolution-data-server-debuginfo.i386 --exclude=evolution
>>> --exclude=control-center --exclude=gnome-panel
>>> --exclude=evolution-webcal --exclude=gaim --exclude=gnome-panel-devel
>>> update
>>>
>>> ...
>>> Doug
>>>
>>>
>> For the bored of repeating ourselves, can we specify --exclude once,
>> but with multiple arguments separated by comma or something ?
>> DaveT.
>>
>
>
> You should not need to do all of the --exclude ... entries now. No
> problems with deps in rawhide.
>
> Regarding pup and rhgb problems. I removed rhgb using rpm then reinstalled rhgb
> with pirut and did not get any errors installing rhgb with pirut. Of
> course the package search is not yet implemented for pirut, but checking
> on the X group allowed rhgb to be pulled in again.
> If pup downloaded but did not install properly, it could be because of
> %post scriptlet failures. I submitted a bug on this problem and it seems
> that the factors leading to the errors is now fixed. (adjustments to
> selinux-policy). You might need to check out your system for multiple
> revisions and for other programs that keep downloading but never
> installing. A %post scriptlet failure would cause the program to
> download, fail at %post scriptlet and never install. Each time that you
> updated, the package would be set for installation again.
>
> Also, the version of rhgb that you have installed is bad on its %post
> scriptlet and bails out for the next upgrade attempt. If you try to
> remove rhgb with rpm and see if it fails or works, you could then yum
> install or use the alternative updating programs.
>
> Regarding getting error output with pup, running it from a terminal
> should show you the output errors in the terminal. That is how I
> diagnose program errors on my end.
>
> Jim
>
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