yum update dependency errors

James D. Parra Jamesp at MusicReports.com
Mon Nov 20 16:24:46 UTC 2006


Hello,

While trying to run 'yum update', the following dependency errors occur;

<snip>
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: postgresql = 8.1.3-1 for package:
postgresql-server
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 for package: openssh-askpass
--> Processing Dependency: systemtap-runtime = 0.5.10-1.fc5 for package:
systemtap
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 for package: openssh-server
--> Processing Dependency: openoffice.org-core = 1:2.0.2-5.2.2 for package:
openoffice.org-xsltfilter
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 for package: openssh-clients
--> Processing Dependency: NetworkManager = 0.6.0-3 for package:
NetworkManager-glib
--> Processing Dependency: system-config-printer = 0.6.151-1 for package:
system-config-printer-gui
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package systemtap-runtime.i386 0:0.5.10-1.fc5 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: postgresql = 8.1.3-1 for package:
postgresql-server
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 for package: openssh-askpass
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 for package: openssh-server
--> Processing Dependency: openoffice.org-core = 1:2.0.2-5.2.2 for package:
openoffice.org-xsltfilter
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 for package: openssh-clients
--> Processing Dependency: NetworkManager = 0.6.0-3 for package:
NetworkManager-glib
--> Processing Dependency: system-config-printer = 0.6.151-1 for package:
system-config-printer-gui
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: postgresql = 8.1.3-1 is needed by package
postgresql-server
Error: Missing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 is needed by package
openssh-askpass
Error: Missing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 is needed by package
openssh-server
Error: Missing Dependency: openoffice.org-core = 1:2.0.2-5.2.2 is needed by
package openoffice.org-xsltfilter
Error: Missing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 is needed by package
openssh-clients
Error: Missing Dependency: NetworkManager = 0.6.0-3 is needed by package
NetworkManager-glib
Error: Missing Dependency: system-config-printer = 0.6.151-1 is needed by
package system-config-printer-gui
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If I attempt to install 'openssh' to satisfy the dependency, this error
occurs;

yum install openssh
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
core                                                                 [1/3]
core                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
updates                                                              [2/3]
updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
extras                                                               [3/3]
extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package openssh.i386 0:4.3p2-4.10 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 for package: openssh-clients
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 for package: openssh-server
--> Processing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 for package: openssh-askpass
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 is needed by package
openssh-clients
Error: Missing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 is needed by package
openssh-server
Error: Missing Dependency: openssh = 4.3p2-4 is needed by package
openssh-askpass
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How do I resolve these errors?

Many thanks in advance.
     

James 	




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