[CentOS] Yum (dependency) problem on latest 4.5 updates

[Mark Hull-Richter]

On 6/5/07, fredex <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:
> running a Centos 4.5 system here. This week when I do "yum update" I get
> this output:
>
> # yum update
> Loading "protectbase" plugin
> Setting up Update Process
> Setting up repositories
> kbs-CentOS-Extras         100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> update                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> pidgin                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> rpmforge                  100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> addons                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> 122 packages excluded due to repository protections
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package mpeg2dec.i386 0:0.4.1-2.el4.rf set to be updated
> ---> Package x264.i386 0:0.0.0-0.4.20070529.el4.rf set to be updated
> ---> Package mutt.i386 5:1.4.1-12.0.3.el4 set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: libx264.so.54 for package: vlc
> --> Processing Dependency: libx264.so.54 for package: ffmpeg
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Error: Missing Dependency: libx264.so.54 is needed by package vlc
> Error: Missing Dependency: libx264.so.54 is needed by package ffmpeg
>

I believe this was posted to this very list a few days ago.  Try
turning off your extras repository by default and see what happens.

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