problems getting yum to see latest available updates

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 03/10/2011 01:43 PM, Geoffrey Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> First time here - thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> We are running an older fc11 system and are having yum problems.
> Trying to update openssl, and the rpm that we need
> (openssl-0.9.8k-1.fc11.x86_64.rpm) exists for download, but when I run
> yum list openssl we don't have the option to update our system.  I
> have tried 'yum clean all' , 'rpm --rebuilddb', disabling then re-
> enabling the repo, and spend a great deal of time poking around the
> web, but no luck.
>
> uname -a:  2.6.30.10-105.2.23.fc11.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Feb 11 07:06:34
> UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> yum list yum:
> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
> Installed Packages
> yum.noarch                        3.2.24-2.fc11
>
> yum list openssl:
> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
> Installed Packages
> openssl.x86_64
> 0.9.8n-2.fc11                       @updates
> Available Packages
> openssl.i586
> 0.9.8n-2.fc11                       updates
> openssl.i686
> 0.9.8n-2.fc11                       updates
>
> Any other info that would help let me know.

The version you have installed (0.9.8n-2.fc11) is newer than what you 
want to install (0.9.8k-1.fc11).

=> you can't update to an older version.

Apart of this, I am having difficulties to imagine why one would want to 
use the older version.

Ralf