Jim Perrin wrote: > On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Sam Drinkard <sam at wa4phy.net> wrote: > >> I suppose it's more of a frustration with myself, but can some kind soul >> please help me with the procedure to tell yum a package is in fact >> installed? Here is the output from the command "yum update". >> > > >> --> Processing Dependency: clamav-db = 0.92.1-1.el4.rf for package: clamav >> --> Processing Dependency: clamav-lib = 0.88.2-2.el4.kb for package: >> clamav-server >> --> Processing Dependency: libclamav.so.1 for package: clamav-server >> --> Processing Dependency: clamd = 0.92.1-1.el4.rf for package: >> clamav-milter >> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes. >> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. >> ---> Package clamav-lib.i386 0:0.88.2-2.el4.kb set to be updated >> --> Running transaction check >> --> Processing Dependency: clamav-db = 0.92.1-1.el4.rf for package: clamav >> --> Processing Dependency: clamd = 0.92.1-1.el4.rf for package: >> clamav-milter >> --> Finished Dependency Resolution >> Error: Missing Dependency: clamav-db = 0.92.1-1.el4.rf is needed by >> package clamav >> Error: Missing Dependency: clamd = 0.92.1-1.el4.rf is needed by package >> clamav-milter >> >> >> As you can see in the last two lines, clamav-db and clamd appear to be >> missing, but I assure you, clamav-milter and clamav as well as the >> database are here, and running quite well. I even went so far as to do >> an erase of both, and both times, yum shows them as being installed. Of >> course I did not erase them, but if it finds them to be installed, why >> does it say they are missing during an update attempt? >> >> I'm off the digest currently, so I can more quickly respond with further >> info if needed. >> > > > Okay. Take a look at clamav-db = 0.92.1-1.el4.rf for package: clamav > then look at clamav-lib = 0.88.2-2.el4.kb for package: clamav-server > > One is from the kbs repo, and one is from rpmforge. Mostly, you're > mixing similar packages from different repositories. This is a bad > thing, and the reason for the existence of priorities, and > protectbase plugins, as well as include/exclude statements on a per > repository basis. > > > > Jim, Thanks for pointing that out. I had not even noticed the differences. When I installed clamav and everything, I let yum do it, so I just assumed it would pull in all the right pieces. I know not to mix repositories, so I'm at a loss how this happened. I assume now I have to install the correct clamav package and clamav-db? What would best practices do - remove the earlier version and start over? It's been quite a while since I did any stuff on the machine, as it just runs and works as it's supposed to do, but I see now I need to start playing catch-up. Thanks.. Sam