[CentOS] Re: Yum issue on CentOS 5, x86_64

[Scott Silva]

Styma, Robert E (Robert) spake the following on 4/16/2007 3:16 PM:
> I just loaded CentOS 5 on a new x86_64 machine
> I built for my wife.  I am converting her from
> the dark $ide. :-)
> 
> I started getting the following messages from yum:
> 
> ]: yum update
> Loading "installonlyn" plugin
> Setting up Update Process
> Setting up repositories
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package subversion.x86_64 0:1.4.3-0.1.el5.rf set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> 
> Dependencies Resolved
> 
> ========================================================================
> =====
>  Package                 Arch       Version          Repository
> Size 
> ========================================================================
> =====
> Updating:
>  subversion              x86_64     1.4.3-0.1.el5.rf  rpmforge
> 4.4 M
> 
> Transaction Summary
> ========================================================================
> =====
> Install      0 Package(s)         
> Update       1 Package(s)         
> Remove       0 Package(s)         
> 
> Total download size: 4.4 M
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages:
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> 
> 
> Transaction Check Error:
>   file /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/psvn.el from install of
> subversion-1.4.3-0.1.el5.rf conflicts with file from package
> subversion-1.4.2-2.el5
>   file /usr/share/xemacs/site-packages/lisp/psvn.el from install of
> subversion-1.4.3-0.1.el5.rf conflicts with file from package
> subversion-1.4.2-2.el5
> 
> Error Summary
> -------------
> 
> [styma14]: rpm -e subversion-1.4.2-2.el5
> error: "subversion-1.4.2-2.el5" specifies multiple packages
> [styma14]: rpm -qa | grep subversion
> subversion-1.4.2-2.el5
> subversion-1.4.2-2.el5
> 
> ######################################
> It appears I have a package installed twice.  I tried the
> normal "rpm is damaged" sequence of:
> 
> 
> rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*
> db_verify /var/lib/rpm/Packages
> rpm --rebuilddb
> 
> But that did not help the situation.  Are there any suggestions on how
> to get
> rid of this one piece and get past this error?  I tried a -f on the rpm
> -e and it
> failed the same way.
> 
> Bob Styma
Do you have the rpmforge repo enabled?
That could be causing some of your difficulties.


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