Re: [CentOS] yum priorities and obsoleting...

On 10.4.2012 14:53, John Doe wrote:

The question is more about the yum priorities than repoforge.

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Error: Package: perl-rrdtool-1.4.5-1.el6.rfx.x86_64 (rpmforge-extras) Requires: rrdtool = 1.4.5 Installed: rrdtool-1.3.8-6.el6.x86_64 (@base) rrdtool = 1.3.8-6.el6

yum priorities can not overrule hard coded dependencies. yum priorities can decide what to prefer if there were multiple choices.

You tried to install a package that explicitly stated Requires: rrdtool = 1.4.5

If the only rrdtool 1.4.5 is in rpmforge, yum priorities cant help you.

Maybe you could try to update rrdtool first. $ yum update rrdtool $ yum install whatever However, existing rrdtool functionality may break.