FC3 T2 conflicts - duplicate programs

[Jim Cornette]

Glen Staufer wrote:
> Trying to run 'yum update' and I run into this error:
> 
> udev conflicts: mkinitrd<=0:4.1.11-1
> 
> yum list | grep mkinitrd shows that I have two versions installed,
> 4.1.14-1 and 4.1.11-1.
> 
> So, what's the best way to deal wtih this?  I thought about
> uninstalling mkinitrd and reinstalling it to get the right version.  I
> had a similar problem with tcsh and did a remove/install with 
> apparent success.  There are so many dependencies on mkinitrd that I'm
> afraid I'll break stuff that I need to do a re-installation and then
> I'll really have problems.
> 
> Is there a good way to purge this system of old versions of installed
> programs?  Why does this happen?  This was a fresh install of FC3T2
> done just this weekend which has only seen updates since.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Glenn
> 


This is probably too late of a response. It was suggested on an earlier 
message from a RedHat employee, though I cannot remember who stated 
this. When you get duplicate rpms on your system, the earlier one is 
most likely removed by the newer version. It is better to remove the 
older rpm with --justdb to remove the older rpm entry. Removing the 
older rpm might take along files with the same name and location when 
removing the earlier rpm.
Also, it is good practice to verify the still installed rpm to see if it 
is completely intact still. If the rpm is damaged for any reason, it 
would be best to use the --replacefiles --replacepkgs options after 
downloading the rpm for mkintird.

Jim