update problems

[Margaret Doll]

I found that there are a couple of programs called package-cleanup and  
yum-complete-transaction that come in the yum-utils package.  I do not  
know why this package is not installed along with yum.  I have run  
"yum update" a couple of times where the program suggested that I run  
yum-complete-transaction before I continue with the update.  However,  
yum-complete-transaction was not on the system.

I will install yum-utils on the RedHat and fedora stations.

package-cleanup --dupes

tells me that the systems do not have  any duplicate packages.

I still need to find out why the RedHat system page reports needed  
updates on three of the systems and yum can find nothing to update.


On Aug 7, 2009, at 10:54 AM, Marti, Rob wrote:

> They're showing stuff installed twice (likely) because they're 64  
> bit boxes, and they have the 32 and 64 bit version installed.
>
> As to why RHN and your server are not in sync with installed  
> packages, I don't know.
>
> Rob Marti
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> ] On Behalf Of Margaret Doll
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 9:21 AM
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> Subject: update problems
>
> Yum and the RedHat systems page disagree on the upgrades needed for  
> three of our systems.  Also what is the best way to clear multiple  
> installations of the same package on a system.
>
> I have eight RedHat systems.   At least four use "yum update" to
> update software.
>
> On the four systems using "yum update", I have completed all the  
> updates available using this command.
> However the RedHat web page that shows systems that need updates,
> three of the systems still need an update of
>
>
> 	 glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1 	 glibc-2.5-34 Bug Fix Advisory  
> RHBA-2009:1202-1
>
> 	glibc-common-2.5-34.el5_3.1 	glibc-common-2.5-34 Bug Fix Advisory
> RHBA-2009:1202-1
> 	glibc-devel-2.5-34.el5_3.1 	glibc-devel-2.5-34 Bug Fix Advisory
> RHBA-2009:1202-1
>
> 	glibc-headers-2.5-34.el5_3.1 	glibc-headers-2.5-34 Bug Fix Advisory
> RHBA-2009:1202-1
> 	nscd-2.5-34.el5_3.1 	nscd-2.5-34  Bug Fix Advisory RHBA-2009:1202-1
>
> If I run  "yum install glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1",  I get Setting up  
> Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package  
> glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1 available.
>
> Running "yum update glibc"
> Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
> Skipping security plugin, no data
> Setting up Update Process
> No Packages marked for Update
>
>
> The systems are running 2.6.18-128.1.14.el5,
> 						2.6.18-128.1.1.el5xen
> 						2.6.18-128.1.6.el5xen
>
>
> All three systems show glibc-2.5-34 and glibc-devel-2.5-34 installed  
> twice.
>
> rpm -aq | grep glibc
> glibc-2.5-34
> glibc-devel-2.5-34
> compat-glibc-2.3.4-2.26
> glibc-devel-2.5-34
> compat-glibc-headers-2.3.4-2.26
> glibc-common-2.5-34
> glibc-headers-2.5-34
> compat-glibc-2.3.4-2.26
> glibc-2.5-34
>
>
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