yum update fails - python 2.6 -> 2.7

Gene Smith gds at chartertn.net
Tue May 8 05:08:24 UTC 2012


Ed Greshko wrote, On 05/08/2012 12:41 AM:
> On 05/08/2012 12:24 PM, Gene Smith wrote:
>> Apparently, some items still want python 2.6 instead of new python 2.7. From
>> today's failed yum update:
>>
>> Running Transaction Check
>> ERROR with transaction check vs depsolve:
>> python(abi) = 2.6 is needed by (installed) alchemist-1.0.37-8.fc12.x86_64
>> python(abi) = 2.6 is needed by (installed) system-config-display-2.2-1.fc12.x86_64
>> python-abi = 2.6 is needed by (installed) alchemist-1.0.37-8.fc12.x86_64
>> python(abi) = 2.6 is needed by (installed) alchemist-1.0.37-8.fc12.x86_64
>> python(abi) = 2.6 is needed by (installed) system-config-display-2.2-1.fc12.x86_64
>> python-abi = 2.6 is needed by (installed) alchemist-1.0.37-8.fc12.x86_64
>>
>> -gene
>>
>
> What version of Fedora are you running?  Those packages appear to be from F12?
>

Running f16. Didn't notice these were marked as fc12. Obviously stuff 
hanging around from previous upgrade. Removing them fixes the problem. 
Thanks!



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