Maciej Żenczykowski wrote:
so you want to first install an older rpm rpm and any dependecies that may force, and only afterwards mess around with the rest ;)
Here is where I am, thanks for the hand holding:
#remove not needed rpms rpm -e libselinux-devel rpm-devel neon-devel rpm -e rpm-build
#install old yum to be able to remove dependencies libxml2-python24 rpm --oldpackage -Uvh yum-2.4.0-1.centos4.noarch.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:yum warning: /etc/yum.conf created as /etc/yum.conf.rpmnew ########################################### [100%]
#move yum out of directory, not shown for brevity #remove more rpm dependencies rpm -e libxml2-python24 rpm -e rpm-python24
#current hurdle: rpm --test --oldpackage -Uvh *.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] package python-2.3.4-14.1 is already installed file /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 from install of libxml2-2.6.16-6 conflicts with file from package libxml2_2-2.6.22-1_21.el4.at file /usr/lib/librpm-4.3.so from install of rpm-libs-4.3.3-11_nonptl conflicts with file from package librpm4.3-4.3.3-8_41.el4.at file /usr/lib/librpmbuild-4.3.so from install of rpm-libs-4.3.3-11_nonptl conflicts with file from package librpm4.3-4.3.3-8_41.el4.at file /usr/lib/librpmdb-4.3.so from install of rpm-libs-4.3.3-11_nonptl conflicts with file from package librpm4.3-4.3.3-8_41.el4.at file /usr/lib/librpmio-4.3.so from install of rpm-libs-4.3.3-11_nonptl conflicts with file from package librpm4.3-4.3.3-8_41.el4.at