Bart Schaefer wrote: > I saw the latest update announcements on the announce list, so I ran > "yum check-update" and did not see seamonkey in the list. Which I > guess makes sense, since it's a name change from mozilla. However, > devhelp is in the list, and "yum update devhelp" pulls in seamonkey as > a dependency. > > This seems like a sort of backdoor way to get seamonkey onto the > system. Did these packages really come from the upstream this way? > What if I had not had devhelp installed? Do I need to replace mozilla > or not? > > Aside to Dag: The galeon package from rpmforge has an version > dependency on the specific mozilla package that's being replaced by > seamonkey (rather than a greater-or-equal dependency), so it's not > presently possible to install both seamonkey and galeon with yum. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > I don't know what you SHOULD do but what I DID do worked very well: ------------------------------------------------- [root at mavis yum]# yum check-update Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading "protectbase" plugin Setting up repositories Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile Reading repository metadata in from local files Excluding Packages in global exclude list Finished 97 packages excluded due to repository protections devhelp.i386 0.10-0.2.el4 update devhelp-devel.i386 0.10-0.2.el4 update gnupg.i386 1.2.6-6 update libtiff.i386 3.6.1-12 update libtiff-devel.i386 3.6.1-12 update [root at mavis yum]# yum update Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading "protectbase" plugin Setting up Update Process Setting up repositories Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile Reading repository metadata in from local files Excluding Packages in global exclude list Finished 97 packages excluded due to repository protections Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Downloading header for seamonkey-nspr to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-nspr-1.0.3-0.el 100% |=========================| 3.8 kB 00:00 ---> Package seamonkey-nspr.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for seamonkey-js-debugger to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0 100% |=========================| 3.7 kB 00:00 ---> Package seamonkey-js-debugger.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for devhelp to pack into transaction set. devhelp-0.10-0.2.el4.i386 100% |=========================| 15 kB 00:00 ---> Package devhelp.i386 0:0.10-0.2.el4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for devhelp-devel to pack into transaction set. devhelp-devel-0.10-0.2.el 100% |=========================| 5.8 kB 00:00 ---> Package devhelp-devel.i386 0:0.10-0.2.el4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for seamonkey-nss-devel to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.3 100% |=========================| 24 kB 00:00 ---> Package seamonkey-nss-devel.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for seamonkey-mail to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-mail-1.0.3-0.el 100% |=========================| 12 kB 00:00 ---> Package seamonkey-mail.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for seamonkey-chat to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-chat-1.0.3-0.el 100% |=========================| 3.7 kB 00:00 ---> Package seamonkey-chat.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for seamonkey-dom-inspector to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-dom-inspector-1 100% |=========================| 5.1 kB 00:00 ---> Package seamonkey-dom-inspector.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for libtiff-devel to pack into transaction set. libtiff-devel-3.6.1-12.i3 100% |=========================| 31 kB 00:00 ---> Package libtiff-devel.i386 0:3.6.1-12 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for seamonkey-nss to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-nss-1.0.3-0.el4 100% |=========================| 5.5 kB 00:00 ---> Package seamonkey-nss.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for seamonkey to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-1.0.3-0.el4.1.c 100% |=========================| 62 kB 00:00 ---> Package seamonkey.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for gnupg to pack into transaction set. gnupg-1.2.6-6.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 16 kB 00:00 ---> Package gnupg.i386 0:1.2.6-6 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for libtiff to pack into transaction set. libtiff-3.6.1-12.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 13 kB 00:00 ---> Package libtiff.i386 0:3.6.1-12 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for seamonkey-devel to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-devel-1.0.3-0.e 100% |=========================| 365 kB 00:01 ---> Package seamonkey-devel.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for seamonkey-nspr-devel to pack into transaction set. seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0. 100% |=========================| 13 kB 00:00 ---> Package seamonkey-nspr-devel.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 set to be updated --> Running transaction check Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: seamonkey i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 8.7 M replacing mozilla.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 seamonkey-chat i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 248 k replacing mozilla-chat.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 seamonkey-devel i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 3.5 M replacing mozilla-devel.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 seamonkey-dom-inspector i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 164 k replacing mozilla-dom-inspector.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 seamonkey-js-debugger i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 208 k replacing mozilla-js-debugger.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 seamonkey-mail i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 1.8 M replacing mozilla-mail.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 seamonkey-nspr i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 98 k replacing mozilla-nspr.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 seamonkey-nspr-devel i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 175 k replacing mozilla-nspr-devel.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 seamonkey-nss i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 693 k replacing mozilla-nss.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 seamonkey-nss-devel i386 1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 update 413 k replacing mozilla-nss-devel.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 Updating: devhelp i386 0.10-0.2.el4 update 136 k devhelp-devel i386 0.10-0.2.el4 update 10 k gnupg i386 1.2.6-6 update 1.6 M libtiff i386 3.6.1-12 update 257 k libtiff-devel i386 3.6.1-12 update 804 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 10 Package(s) Update 5 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 19 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/15): seamonkey-nspr-1. 100% |=========================| 98 kB 00:00 (2/15): seamonkey-js-debu 100% |=========================| 208 kB 00:00 (3/15): devhelp-0.10-0.2. 100% |=========================| 136 kB 00:00 (4/15): devhelp-devel-0.1 100% |=========================| 10 kB 00:00 (5/15): seamonkey-nss-dev 100% |=========================| 413 kB 00:01 (6/15): seamonkey-mail-1. 100% |=========================| 1.8 MB 00:06 (7/15): seamonkey-chat-1. 100% |=========================| 248 kB 00:00 (8/15): seamonkey-dom-ins 100% |=========================| 164 kB 00:00 (9/15): libtiff-devel-3.6 100% |=========================| 804 kB 00:02 (10/15): seamonkey-nss-1. 100% |=========================| 693 kB 00:02 (11/15): seamonkey-1.0.3- 100% |=========================| 8.7 MB 00:28 (12/15): gnupg-1.2.6-6.i3 100% |=========================| 1.6 MB 00:05 (13/15): libtiff-3.6.1-12 100% |=========================| 257 kB 00:00 (14/15): seamonkey-devel- 100% |=========================| 3.5 MB 00:11 (15/15): seamonkey-nspr-d 100% |=========================| 175 kB 00:00 Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing: seamonkey-nspr ####################### [ 1/30] Installing: seamonkey-nss ####################### [ 2/30] Installing: seamonkey ####################### [ 3/30] Updating : libtiff ####################### [ 4/30] Updating : devhelp ####################### [ 5/30] Installing: seamonkey-nspr-devel ####################### [ 6/30] Installing: seamonkey-nss-devel ####################### [ 7/30] Installing: seamonkey-mail ####################### [ 8/30] Installing: seamonkey-js-debugger ####################### [ 9/30] Updating : devhelp-devel ####################### [10/30] Installing: seamonkey-chat ####################### [11/30] Installing: seamonkey-dom-inspector ####################### [12/30] Updating : libtiff-devel ####################### [13/30] Updating : gnupg ####################### [14/30] Installing: seamonkey-devel ####################### [15/30] Removing : mozilla-nspr ####################### [16/30] Removing : mozilla-js-debugger ####################### [17/30] Cleanup : devhelp ####################### [18/30] Cleanup : devhelp-devel ####################### [19/30] Removing : mozilla-nss-devel ####################### [20/30] Removing : mozilla-mail ####################### [21/30] Removing : mozilla-chat ####################### [22/30] Removing : mozilla-dom-inspector ####################### [23/30] Cleanup : libtiff-devel ####################### [24/30] Removing : mozilla-nss ####################### [25/30] Removing : mozilla ####################### [26/30] Cleanup : gnupg ####################### [27/30] Cleanup : libtiff ####################### [28/30] Removing : mozilla-devel ####################### [29/30] Removing : mozilla-nspr-devel ####################### [30/30] Installed: seamonkey.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 seamonkey-chat.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 seamonkey-devel.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 seamonkey-dom-inspector.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 seamonkey-js-debugger.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 seamonkey-mail.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 seamonkey-nspr.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 seamonkey-nspr-devel.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 seamonkey-nss.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 seamonkey-nss-devel.i386 0:1.0.3-0.el4.1.centos4 Updated: devhelp.i386 0:0.10-0.2.el4 devhelp-devel.i386 0:0.10-0.2.el4 gnupg.i386 0:1.2.6-6 libtiff.i386 0:3.6.1-12 libtiff-devel.i386 0:3.6.1-12 Replaced: mozilla.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 mozilla-chat.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 mozilla-devel.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 mozilla-dom-inspector.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 mozilla-js-debugger.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 mozilla-mail.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 mozilla-nspr.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 mozilla-nspr-devel.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 mozilla-nss.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 mozilla-nss-devel.i386 37:1.7.13-1.4.1.centos4 Complete! [root at mavis yum]# --------------------------------------------------------- Address book, preferences, mail & news, bookmarks, everything made the trip. The only vestige of mozilla is the homemade desktop shortcut to /usr/bin/mozilla which still works with SeaMonkey. Go figure.