[CentOS] network hang [was: Re: yum update -> [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out - More info]

[ken]

On 06/30/2011 01:29 PM m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
> ken wrote:
> <snip>
>> So, shifting into work-around mode... I used wget to download
>> glibc-common (the troublesome file) to another machine.  No problem.
>> Then I scp'd it to the problem machine-- again no problem-- and
>> successfully installed it there using rpm.
> 
> A strong recommendation: rpm -e, then yum localinstall. That way, yum's
> d/b will be correct.
> 
>      mark

It's not necessary.  When I do "yum update" now (after having installed
five packages using rpm), yum confirms "No packages marked for Update".

...which is nice.  :)

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