Error: Multilib version problems found

[Roger]

I run x86-64 bit Fedora 19. Have used sudo yum update for years all 
versions of Fedora, but since  a couple of days ago I get an error:
--You have an upgrade for openssl-libs which is missing some dependency, 
etc, and,
--Protected multilib versions: 1:openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686 != 
1:openssl-libs-1.0.1e-36.fc19.x86_64

I ran: sudo yum update --exclude openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686, yum 
update continues correctly.

Searching google I cannot find a way to determine what actually requires 
openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686 to operate or if it's even needed with 
the x86-64 version installed. I suspect it may be something skype needs 
because skype is still 386 technology.

Is there a yum command to determine which packages depend on the i686 
version and whether the i686 version can be erased with no damage?

Thank you in advance
Roger

[Michael Schwendt]

On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:19:44 +1100, Roger wrote:

>  >     I run x86-64 bit Fedora 19. Have used sudo yum update for
> years
>  >     all versions of Fedora, but since  a couple of days ago I get an
>  >     error:
>  >     --You have an upgrade for openssl-libs which is missing some
>  >     dependency, etc, and,
>  >     --Protected multilib versions: 1:openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686
>  >     != 1:openssl-libs-1.0.1e-36.fc19.x86_64 
Full output from Yum without using --skip-broken can be much more helpful
when posting to a mailing-list.

>  >     I ran: sudo yum update --exclude
> openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686,
>  >     yum update continues correctly. 
Which is an indication that something blocks the openssl-libs.x86_64
update from being installed.

>  >     Is there a yum command to determine which packages depend on
> the
>  >     i686 version and whether the i686 version can be erased with no
>  >     damage? 
Trying to remove a package with yum, there would be a confirmation prompt.
Alternatively, old-school RPM usage

  rpm --test --erase openssl-libs.i686

to show existing dependencies.

>  Even more confusing:
>  yum erase openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686 reports: No Match for 
>  argument: openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686 but
>  yum erase openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19 shows all x86_64 , nothing for i686
>  find -name 'openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686'  = no results
>  yum search openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686  = no results
>  locate openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686  = no results 
These are strange commands. Typically, you would use "yum list openssl-libs"
or "rpm -q openssl-libs", and the find/locate commands are very strange.
The output of "rpm -qa openssl\*" might be interesting.

Also, you are still at -36 of the openssl packages, and -37 is the update
to be installed. Full Yum output tells whether anything strictly depends
on -36.fc19.x86_64 and blocks the x86_64 update from getting installed.
Sometimes it's a strict dependency, in other cases it's a duplicate install
of some package.

[Roger]

On 01/17/2014 02:42 PM, Richard Shaw wrote:
>  On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Roger <arelem(a)bigpond.com 
>  <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
>      I run x86-64 bit Fedora 19. Have used sudo yum update for years
>      all versions of Fedora, but since  a couple of days ago I get an
>      error:
>      --You have an upgrade for openssl-libs which is missing some
>      dependency, etc, and,
>      --Protected multilib versions: 1:openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686
>      != 1:openssl-libs-1.0.1e-36.fc19.x86_64
>
>      I ran: sudo yum update --exclude openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686,
>      yum update continues correctly.
>
>      Searching google I cannot find a way to determine what actually
>      requires openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686 to operate or if it's
>      even needed with the x86-64 version installed. I suspect it may be
>      something skype needs because skype is still 386 technology.
>
>      Is there a yum command to determine which packages depend on the
>      i686 version and whether the i686 version can be erased with no
>      damage?
>
>
>  Simplest way is to run the yum erase command and just don't press Y at 
>  the prompt. Obviously make sure you specify i686 so it doesn't try to 
>  erase the x86_64 package.
>
>  Richard
>  
Even more confusing:
yum erase openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686 reports: No Match for 
argument: openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686 but
yum erase openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19 shows all x86_64 , nothing for i686
find -name 'openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686'  = no results
yum search openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686  = no results
locate openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686  = no results
I ran yum clean but 1686 problem remains.
Roger

[Richard Shaw]

On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Roger <arelem(a)bigpond.com&gt; wrote:

>  I run x86-64 bit Fedora 19. Have used sudo yum update for years all
>  versions of Fedora, but since  a couple of days ago I get an error:
>  --You have an upgrade for openssl-libs which is missing some dependency,
>  etc, and,
>  --Protected multilib versions: 1:openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686 !=
>  1:openssl-libs-1.0.1e-36.fc19.x86_64
>
>  I ran: sudo yum update --exclude openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686, yum
>  update continues correctly.
>
>  Searching google I cannot find a way to determine what actually requires
>  openssl-libs-1.0.1e-37.fc19.i686 to operate or if it's even needed with
>  the x86-64 version installed. I suspect it may be something skype needs
>  because skype is still 386 technology.
>
>  Is there a yum command to determine which packages depend on the i686
>  version and whether the i686 version can be erased with no damage? 

Simplest way is to run the yum erase command and just don't press Y at the
prompt. Obviously make sure you specify i686 so it doesn't try to erase the
x86_64 package.

Richard