Yum update after f17 -> f18 fedup via iso

Reindl Harald h.reindl at thelounge.net
Tue Jan 15 18:19:54 UTC 2013



Am 15.01.2013 18:54, schrieb Bill Davidsen:
> JOYCE POLZIN wrote:
>> sudo yum update
>> Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
>> Error: Package tuple ('libpng-compat', 'x86_64', '2', '1.5.10', '1.fc17') could
>> not be found in rpmdb
>>
>>
>> What's up with this??
>>
> With any db error it's good to try for a few hours, of try another server. The rpmdb is not always updated
> atomically, and sometimes you catch an update in progress or similar issue.
> 
> That doesn't mean "don't complain," just that "all mirrors are equal, but some are more equal than others." I'm
> sure if the problem continues there will be other reports, bugs filed, and fixes applied.

what has this to do with mirrors?

the yum-upgrade instructions are saying you
have to "rpm --rebuilddb" after the upgrade

maybe it would also be a good idea after fedup

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