> Whats wrong, is that for some reason (that I do not
> understand) this morning I had the various apps reporting the
> following various needs:
>
> package rhn up2date yum
> -------------------------------------------------
> perl-XML-Twig need it need it need it
> perl-Net-DNS need it need it
> gaim need it
> rpmdb-fedora need it
>
> I'd have to think that if they were all using the same info,
> they'd be reporting the same thing. Wouldn't they?
> The fact that three different apps are reporting three
> different 'apparent' states of my system is disconcerting.
> Thats why I don't know who to believe.
> And yes, I know that rpm -q tells what I've got But this
> discussion thread revolves around:
> 'which of these packages _really_ need updating'?
> (Not a yum/up2date/apt-get/etc flame war.)
This really looks to me like yum is looking at more repositories than
up2date is.
Unfortunately, they are both configured the same way...
and that is as delivered on the CD and updates.
I don't really understand why you have rhn listed as a client
here, as that is what up2date is.
I use 'rhn' to refer to the 'rhn-applet' on the task bars.
Because it is a different application than 'up2date'.