Just as a followup even g++ is broken: [piot at paris ~]$ g++ bash: g++: command not found... Install package 'gcc-c++' to provide command 'g++'? [N/y] y * Waiting in queue... The following packages have to be downgraded: cpp-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 The C Preprocessor glibc-2.28-42.el8.1.i686 The GNU libc libraries glibc-2.28-42.el8.1.x86_64 The GNU libc libraries glibc-all-langpacks-2.28-42.el8.1.x86_64 All language packs for glibc. glibc-common-2.28-42.el8.1.x86_64 Common binaries and locale data for glibc glibc-langpack-en-2.28-42.el8.1.x86_64 Locale data for en libgomp-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 GCC OpenMP v4.5 shared support library libstdc++-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 GNU Standard C++ Library libstdc++-devel-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 Header files and libraries for C++ development The following packages have to be installed: annobin-8.64-1.el8.x86_64 Binary annotation plugin for GCC gcc-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 Various compilers (C, C++, Objective-C, ...) gcc-c++-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 C++ support for GCC glibc-devel-2.28-42.el8.1.x86_64 Object files for development using standard C libraries. glibc-headers-2.28-42.el8.1.x86_64 Header files for development using standard C libraries. kernel-headers-4.18.0-80.11.2.el8_0.x86_64 Header files for the Linux kernel for use by glibc libxcrypt-devel-4.1.1-4.el8.x86_64 Development files for libxcryp On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:26 PM Philippe Piot <philippe.piot at gmail.com> wrote: > All, > While updating my package using dnf update all I allow dnf to clean some > package with unresolved dependencies. > I would like to reinstall some of them but got an error message "but > none of the providers can be installed" during the install process as dnf > is trying to install the dependencies. > . > This happens for some critical package like boost-openmpi-devel (see > below for error). In fact the following package were removed and cannot be > installed: > annobin-8.64-1.el8.x86_64 > glibc-headers-2.28-42.el8.1.x86_64 > libdrm-devel-2.4.96-2.el8.x86_64 > boost-devel-1.66.0-6.el8.x86_64 > boost-openmpi-devel-1.66.0-6.el8.x86_64 > boost-static-1.66.0-6.el8.x86_64 > gcc-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 > gcc-c++-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 > gcc-gdb-plugin-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 > gcc-gfortran-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 > glibc-devel-2.28-42.el8.1.x86_64 > hdf5-devel-1.10.5-4.el8.x86_64 > hdf5-openmpi-devel-1.10.5-4.el8.x86_64 > hdf5-openmpi-static-1.10.5-4.el8.x86_64 > hdf5-static-1.10.5-4.el8.x86_64 > libquadmath-devel-8.2.1-3.5.el8.x86_64 > libtool-2.4.6-25.el8.x86_64 > libxcrypt-devel-4.1.1-4.el8.x86_64 > mesa-libEGL-devel-18.3.1-5.el8_0.x86_64 > mesa-libGL-devel-18.3.1-5.el8_0.x86_64 > openmpi-devel-3.1.2-5.el8.x86_64 > poppler-qt5-devel-0.66.0-11.el8_0.12.x86_64 > qscintilla-qt5-devel-2.11.2-6.el8.x86_64 > qt5-doctools-5.11.1-5.el8.x86_64 > qt5-qtbase-devel-5.11.1-5.el8.x86_64 > qt5-qtscript-devel-5.11.1-2.el8.x86_64 > qt5-qttools-devel-5.11.1-5.el8.x86_64 > qt5-qttools-static-5.11.1-5.el8.x86_64 > qt5-rpm-macros-5.11.1-2.el8.noarch > systemtap-4.0-7.el8.x86_64 > systemtap-devel-4.0-7.el8.x86_64 > > Thank you for any suggestions. -- Philippe. > > > ERROR MESSAGE WHEN TRYING TO INSTALL ONE OF THESE PACKAGES: > ------------------------------------------ > [piot at paris ~]$ sudo dnf install boost-openmpi-devel > [sudo] password for piot: > Last metadata expiration check: 0:13:02 ago on Wed 15 Jan 2020 10:05:29 PM > CST. > Error: > Problem: package libquadmath-devel-8.3.1-4.5.el8.x86_64 requires gcc = > 8.3.1-4.5.el8, but none of the providers can be installed > - package gcc-8.3.1-4.5.el8.x86_64 requires glibc-devel >= 2.2.90-12, > but none of the providers can be installed > - package boost-devel-1.66.0-6.el8.x86_64 requires > libquadmath-devel(x86-64), but none of the providers can be installed > - package glibc-devel-2.28-72.el8.i686 requires glibc-headers, but none > of the providers can be installed > - package glibc-devel-2.28-72.el8.i686 requires glibc-headers = > 2.28-72.el8, but none of the providers can be installed > - package glibc-devel-2.28-72.el8.x86_64 requires glibc-headers, but > none of the providers can be installed > - package glibc-devel-2.28-72.el8.x86_64 requires glibc-headers = > 2.28-72.el8, but none of the providers can be installed > - package boost-openmpi-devel-1.66.0-6.el8.x86_64 requires > boost-devel(x86-64) = 1.66.0-6.el8, but none of the providers can be > installed > - package glibc-headers-2.28-72.el8.i686 requires kernel-headers, but > none of the providers can be installed > - package glibc-headers-2.28-72.el8.i686 requires kernel-headers >= > 2.2.1, but none of the providers can be installed > - package glibc-headers-2.28-72.el8.x86_64 requires kernel-headers, but > none of the providers can be installed > - package glibc-headers-2.28-72.el8.x86_64 requires kernel-headers >= > 2.2.1, but none of the providers can be installed > - cannot install the best candidate for the job > - package kernel-headers-4.18.0-147.0.3.el8_1.x86_64 is excluded > - package kernel-headers-4.18.0-147.3.1.el8_1.x86_64 is excluded > - package kernel-headers-4.18.0-147.el8.x86_64 is excluded > Philippe Piot, https://www.niu.edu/advanced-accelerator-randd/ <https://www.niu.edu/advanced-accelerator-randd/index.shtml> Northern Illinois University, Dept of Physics and Northern Illinois Center for Accelerator & Detector Development DeKalb, IL 60115, USA Tel: 815 753 6473, Web: http://www.physics.niu.edu/physics/ Argonne National Laboratory, Advanced Photon Source Accelerator System Division Lemont, IL 60439, USA Tel: 630 252 2415, Web: https://www.aps.anl.gov/Accelerator-Systems-Division