Yum fails to install kernel-devel

[Luke Nath]

yum -y update  updated more than 11500 packages, because I had not
run updates for quite a while.

Everything installed except for kernel-devel.

So, I downloaded the file directly from

http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/updates/20/x86_64/kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.f...

then I ran   yum -y install kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm

Here is the info off the screen:

# yum -y install kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Examining kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm: kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64
Marking kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm as an update to kernel-devel-3.11.10-100.fc18.x86_64
Marking kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm as an update to kernel-devel-3.13.6-200.fc20.x86_64
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel-devel.x86_64 0:3.14.2-200.fc20 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

============================================================================================================================
==================================== Package                          Arch                       Version
         Repository                                                Size
============================================================================================================================
====================================Installing:
 kernel-devel                     x86_64                     3.14.2-200.fc20                     /kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc
20.x86_64                      33 M

Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================================
====================================Install  1 Package

Total size: 33 M
Installed size: 33 M
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64

Error unpacking rpm package kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64
error: unpacking of archive failed: cpio: mkdir
  Verifying  : kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64

Failed:
  kernel-devel.x86_64 0:3.14.2-200.fc20

Complete!
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Here are the sums of the file:

# md5sum kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
0d6418857d2c6ba112077a102d41d89e  kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
# sha512sum kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
39ccd42b2ff94e941dd75071004dc73011e98c8b092290f84d5c861c6b1614c1ca7c4d0fea3e13fd155f91bb2d6f2b47bc53c5c909f27aff607f54746acd
77be  kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm

[Michael Schwendt]

On Fri, 2 May 2014 10:52:56 -0700, Luke Nath wrote:
> yum -y update  updated more than 11500 packages, because I had not
> run updates for quite a while.

A direct upgrade from F18 to F20?
> Marking kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm as an update to kernel-devel-3.11.10-100.fc18.x86_64
> Marking kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm as an update to kernel-devel-3.13.6-200.fc20.x86_64
> Error unpacking rpm package kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64
> error: unpacking of archive failed: cpio: mkdir
>   Verifying  : kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64

Since you're looking for a work-around, have you tried removing the
installed kernel-devel package and installing the new one afterwards?
It could be that you don't even need the files within it. In case there
are dependencies, plain old "rpm" knows how to deal with such a case.
> Here are the sums of the file:
>
> # md5sum kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
> 0d6418857d2c6ba112077a102d41d89e  kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
> # sha512sum kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
> 39ccd42b2ff94e941dd75071004dc73011e98c8b092290f84d5c861c6b1614c1ca7c4d0fea3e13fd155f91bb2d6f2b47bc53c5c909f27aff607f54746acd
> 77be  kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm

If you want to verify packages, run "rpm -Kv …" on the file.

[Luke Nath]

> Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 23:45:40 +0200
> From: [e-mail]
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: Yum fails to install kernel-devel
>
> On Fri, 2 May 2014 10:52:56 -0700, Luke Nath wrote:
> > yum -y update  updated more than 11500 packages, because I had not
> > run updates for quite a while.
>
> A direct upgrade from F18 to F20?

some time ago, I ran fedup to fc20 and it worked perfectly. I booted into
fc20 and I had no serious problems. 
I have been without internet for many weeks. I used a hotspot to finally
run yum update, and it worked fine, ecept for the glitch of installing
kernel-devel
> > Marking kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm as an update to kernel-devel-3.11.10-100.fc18.x86_64
> > Marking kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm as an update to kernel-devel-3.13.6-200.fc20.x86_64
> > Error unpacking rpm package kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64
> > error: unpacking of archive failed: cpio: mkdir
> >   Verifying  : kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64
>
> Since you're looking for a work-around, have you tried removing the
> installed kernel-devel package and installing the new one afterwards?
> It could be that you don't even need the files within it. In case there
> are dependencies, plain old "rpm" knows how to deal with such a case.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will indeed try it.
I have been under the impression that the package may be corrupted.
> > Here are the sums of the file:
> >
> > # md5sum kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
> > 0d6418857d2c6ba112077a102d41d89e  kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
> > # sha512sum kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
> > 39ccd42b2ff94e941dd75071004dc73011e98c8b092290f84d5c861c6b1614c1ca7c4d0fea3e13fd155f91bb2d6f2b47bc53c5c909f27aff607f54746acd
> > 77be  kernel-devel-3.14.2-200.fc20.x86_64.rpm
>
> If you want to verify packages, run "rpm -Kv …" on the file.

Thanx again for the tips.

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