Dennis Gilmore wrote: > On Monday 24 March 2008, Sam Drinkard 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". >> >> # yum update >> Setting up Update Process >> Setting up repositories >> kbs-CentOS-Extras 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 >> kbs-CentOS-Misc 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 >> update 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 >> rpmforge 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 >> base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 >> addons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 >> extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 >> Reading repository metadata in from local files >> Resolving Dependencies >> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. >> ---> Package kernel-devel.i686 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL set to be installed >> ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL set to be installed >> ---> Package tzdata.noarch 0:2007k-2.el4 set to be updated >> ---> Package krb5-devel.i386 0:1.3.4-54.el4_6.1 set to be updated >> ---> Package krb5-workstation.i386 0:1.3.4-54.el4_6.1 set to be updated >> ---> Package clamav-data.i386 0:0.88.2-2.el4.kb set to be updated >> ---> Package clamav-server.i386 0:0.88.2-2.el4.kb set to be updated >> ---> Package krb5-libs.i386 0:1.3.4-54.el4_6.1 set to be updated >> ---> Package kernel-hugemem-devel.i686 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL set to be updated >> ---> Package kernel-smp-devel.i686 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL set to be updated >> ---> Package lftp.i386 0:3.7.0-1.el4.rf set to be updated >> ---> Package evolution.i386 0:2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1 set to be updated >> --> Running transaction check >> --> 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? >> > > The problem is that you are mixing repositories that provide different > versions of the same package which is impossible to sanely support. the > easiest way would be to temporarily disable one repo and run your update > again. > > Dennis > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > Dennis, As Jim just pointed out to me, I was unaware of the mixing.. I'll see what else I can muck up while trying to fix this :) Thanks.. Sam