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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