[CentOS] magic.mime dependency problem between file and httpd

Thu May 21 15:57:18 UTC 2009
Marko Vojinovic <vvmarko at gmail.com>

Hi everyone! :-)

While doing a regular manual yum update on my ContOS 5.3 server, yum
complained as follows:

[root at sith ~]# yum update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * epel: ftp.icm.edu.pl
 * rpmforge: ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de
 * base: centosb2.centos.org
 * updates: centose.centos.org
 * extras: centosb2.centos.org
 * addons: mirror.nsc.liu.se
2152 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package file.i386 0:4.17-15.el5_3.1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: /usr/share/magic.mime for package: httpd
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
httpd-2.2.3-22.el5.centos.i386 from installed has depsolving problems
  --> Missing Dependency: /usr/share/magic.mime is needed by package
httpd-2.2.3-22.el5.centos.i386 (installed)
Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/share/magic.mime is needed by package
httpd-2.2.3-22.el5.centos.i386 (installed)

So what is wrong and why?

Best, :-)
Marko