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. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!