[mdlug] some packages not updating

[Jay Nugent]

Greetings,

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011, Mat Enders wrote:

> When I try yo update or upgrade with yum some packages are not updating:
> 
> [root at SHODAN ~]# yum update
> Loaded plugins: allowdowngrade, changelog, downloadonly, fastestmirror,
> priorities
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>  * addons: mirror.fdcservers.net
>  * base: mirror.nuvio.com
>  * centosplus: mirror.nexcess.net
>  * contrib: yum.singlehop.com
>  * extras: yum.singlehop.com
>  * rpmforge: fr2.rpmfind.net
>  * updates: mirror.nexcess.net
> Setting up Update Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: perl(Compress::Raw::Bzip2) = 2.024 for package:
> perl-IO-Compress
> ---> Package perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2.i386 0:2.033-1.el5.rf set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: perl(Compress::Raw::Zlib) = 2.024 for package:
> perl-IO-Compress
> ---> Package perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib.i386 0:2.033-1.el5.rf set to be updated
> ---> Package tzdata.i386 0:2011b-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> perl-IO-Compress-2.024-1.el5.rf.noarch from installed has depsolving
> problems
>   --> Missing Dependency: perl(Compress::Raw::Bzip2) = 2.024 is needed by
> package perl-IO-Compress-2.024-1.el5.rf.noarch (installed)
> perl-IO-Compress-2.024-1.el5.rf.noarch from installed has depsolving
> problems
>   --> Missing Dependency: perl(Compress::Raw::Zlib) = 2.024 is needed by
> package perl-IO-Compress-2.024-1.el5.rf.noarch (installed)
> Error: Missing Dependency: perl(Compress::Raw::Bzip2) = 2.024 is needed by
> package perl-IO-Compress-2.024-1.el5.rf.noarch (installed)
> Error: Missing Dependency: perl(Compress::Raw::Zlib) = 2.024 is needed by
> package perl-IO-Compress-2.024-1.el5.rf.noarch (installed)
>  You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
>  You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
>                         package-cleanup --dupes
>                         rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
> [root at SHODAN ~]#
> 
> I have tried all of the suggested fixes at the bottom of the error message.
> I get the same result whether I use the update or upgrade command.


   I have had a very similar issue with some Perl packages.  I just do the 
--skip-broken  option and so far it has not caused me any heartache.  
YMMV.


      --- Jay 

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