[CentOS] yum - package version database

Thu Apr 17 21:56:44 UTC 2014
Ljubomir Ljubojevic <centos at plnet.rs>

On 04/17/2014 11:46 PM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote:
> On 04/17/2014 11:14 PM, neubyr wrote:
>> When I query for installed package on the system, I get following result:
>>
>> # yum list installed openssl
>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, tsflags, verify, versionlock
>> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>> Installed Packages
>> openssl.x86_64
>> 1.0.1e-16.el6_5.4
>> @updates/$releasever
>>
>>
>> When I try to install already installed package (just playing with yum), I
>> get following result:
>>
>> # yum install openssl
>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, tsflags, verify, versionlock
>> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>> Setting up Install Process
>> Package matching openssl-1.0.0-27.el6_4.2.x86_64 already installed.
>> Checking for update.
>> Nothing to do
>>
>>
>> Note, the version reported in both commands is different. Are they
>> referring to different rpmdb state? Appreciate any information on this
>> discrepancy.
>
> mis-configured yum repos? 1.0.0-27.el6_4.2 is an old version from 6.4 I
> think. Maybe you have 6.4 hard-coded in your repo file?
>
> yum install should say:
> Package openssl-1.0.1e-16.el6_5.7.x86_64 already installed and latest
> version
>
> BTW your installed version is not up to date and I think it's a
> heartbleed-affected version...

heartbleed-affected version came only AFTER 6.5 came out, 6.4 was/is 
safe. That was stated in Red Hat release.


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