[SOLVED] Broken Package(s) Prevents Update

[Cygnia]

Are you ready for chapter two? I'm getting an identical error message today when trying to update, but this time with alsa-lib:

[cygnia@cygniapolis ~]$ su -c 'yum update'
Password:
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
updates/metalink | 13 kB 00:00
* fedora: mirrors.kernel.org
* rpmfusion-free: mirror.web-ster.com
* rpmfusion-free-updates: mirror.web-ster.com
* rpmfusion-nonfree: mirror.web-ster.com
* rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: mirror.web-ster.com
* updates: mirrors.kernel.org
adobe-linux-x86_64 | 951 B 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates | 3.3 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates | 3.3 kB 00:00
spideroak-stable | 1.9 kB 00:00
updates | 4.5 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 4.9 MB 00:17
updates/group_gz | 431 kB 00:01
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package alsa-utils.x86_64 0:1.0.24.1-5.fc16 will be updated
---> Package alsa-utils.x86_64 0:1.0.25-7.fc16 will be an update
--> Processing Dependency: alsa-lib >= 1.0.25 for package: alsa-utils-1.0.25-7.fc16.x86_64
---> Package evolution-data-server.x86_64 0:3.2.3-1.fc16 will be updated
---> Package evolution-data-server.x86_64 0:3.2.3-2.fc16 will be an update
---> Package gvfs.x86_64 0:1.10.1-2.fc16 will be updated
---> Package gvfs.x86_64 0:1.10.1-3.fc16 will be an update
---> Package gvfs-afc.x86_64 0:1.10.1-2.fc16 will be updated
---> Package gvfs-afc.x86_64 0:1.10.1-3.fc16 will be an update
---> Package gvfs-archive.x86_64 0:1.10.1-2.fc16 will be updated
---> Package gvfs-archive.x86_64 0:1.10.1-3.fc16 will be an update
---> Package gvfs-fuse.x86_64 0:1.10.1-2.fc16 will be updated
---> Package gvfs-fuse.x86_64 0:1.10.1-3.fc16 will be an update
---> Package gvfs-gphoto2.x86_64 0:1.10.1-2.fc16 will be updated
---> Package gvfs-gphoto2.x86_64 0:1.10.1-3.fc16 will be an update
---> Package gvfs-obexftp.x86_64 0:1.10.1-2.fc16 will be updated
---> Package gvfs-obexftp.x86_64 0:1.10.1-3.fc16 will be an update
---> Package gvfs-smb.x86_64 0:1.10.1-2.fc16 will be updated
---> Package gvfs-smb.x86_64 0:1.10.1-3.fc16 will be an update
---> Package vlgothic-fonts.noarch 0:20111122-1.fc16 will be updated
---> Package vlgothic-fonts.noarch 0:20120130-1.fc16 will be an update
---> Package vlgothic-fonts-common.noarch 0:20111122-1.fc16 will be updated
---> Package vlgothic-fonts-common.noarch 0:20120130-1.fc16 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: alsa-utils-1.0.25-7.fc16.x86_64 (updates)
Requires: alsa-lib >= 1.0.25
Installed: alsa-lib-1.0.24-2.fc15.x86_64 (@anaconda-0)
alsa-lib = 1.0.24-2.fc15
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Should we use the testing repo for alsa-lib, or just wait a few days?

[LongTimeDabbler]

sudo yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update

Got me over the alsa-lib issue (and wine/spotify playing as I type this).

[smittix64]

I too have the same problem. I did a fresh install today and I get the following when trying to update the system.

Error: Package: alsa-utils-1.0.25-7.fc16.x86_64 (updates)
           Requires: alsa-lib >= 1.0.25
           Installed: alsa-lib-1.0.24-2.fc15.x86_64 (@koji-override-0/$releasever)
               alsa-lib = 1.0.24-2.fc15
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Any ideas?

[smr54]

longtimedabbler's solution worked for me.

[Doublediode]

More info here:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790474

So:
# yum --skip-broken update

Then wait till the repos update for a full solution.

[newsbot]

Originally Posted by LongTimeDabbler

sudo yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update

Got me over the alsa-lib issue (and wine/spotify playing as I type this).

Much appreciated. Working fine here.

[marko]

Originally Posted by LongTimeDabbler

sudo yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update

Got me over the alsa-lib issue (and wine/spotify playing as I type this).

You might want to make this (that is specifically update only alsa-utils):

sudo yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update alsa-utils

otherwise yum will try to update hundreds of packages onto your system from updates-testing

[Cygnia]

Problem was solved with:

yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update alsa-lib
yum update

Thanks to all who helped again. I think we should all bookmark this thread in case it keeps happening for some reason. Thanks again.

[tuxor]

You could also just wait one or two days. Usually those dependency problems are resolved till then. And if you really _need_ a certain update _now_, you can just update that certain package by "yum update PACKAGE"... No need to have some strange workarounds or update from updates-testing...

Sometimes I get the impression that many users just update, because they can - even though they don't really _need_ the most recent versions...

[webwzrd]

Originally Posted by saqer

The offending packages are gstreamer-plugins-bad-free and libvpx. Do this workaround:

1- Remove the offending packages but ignore dependency using rpm


2- Then do the update. The packages will get reinstalled again with firefox

Wonderful! After quite a bit of searching, this is the solution that worked for me.

Thank you!

[dbernier]

Currently, I use the 64-bit Scientific Linux 6.2, based on RHEL, minus RedHat "proprietary" trademarks (the
Registered TM content). Upstream, there is part (maybe not all) of Fedora.
I'm also having trouble installing/updating a few packages:

# yum update
[...]
---> Package libavcodec52.x86_64 0:0.7.11-52.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libvpx.so.1()(64bit) for package: libavcodec52-0.7.11-52.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libva.so.1()(64bit) for package: libavcodec52-0.7.11-52.el6.x86_64
[...]
and Finally:

--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: libavcodec52-0.7.11-52.el6.x86_64 (atrpms)
Requires: libvpx.so.1()(64bit)

You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Whatever the matter is with " libvpx.so.1()(64bit)" [a shared object ? ] , or otherwise,
these few packages don't upgradre and/or install:

Package gstreamer-ffmpeg.x86_64 0:0.10.11-4.el6 will be an update
Package ffmpeg-libpostproc.x86_64 0:0.6.5-1.el6.rf will be installed
Package libavcodec52.x86_64 0:0.7.11-52.el6 will be installed (*****)
Package libavformat52.x86_64 0:0.7.11-52.el6 will be installed
Package libavutil50.x86_64 0:0.7.11-52.el6 will be installed
Package libswscale0.x86_64 0:0.7.11-52.el6 will be installed
Package dirac-libs.x86_64 0:1.0.2-4.el6 will be installed
Package libavcodec52.x86_64 0:0.7.11-52.el6 will be installed
Package librtmp.x86_64 0:2.3-1.el6.rf will be installed
Package libva1.x86_64 0:1.0.15-7.el6 will be installed
Package libx264_118.x86_64 0:0.118-17_20111111.2245.el6 will be installed
Package libxavs1.x86_64 0:0.1.51-2.el6 will be installed
Package libxvidcore4.x86_64 0:1.2.2-14.el6 will be installed
Package schroedinger.x86_64 0:1.0.10-1.el6.rf will be installed
Package libavcodec52.x86_64 0:0.7.11-52.el6 will be installed
Package orc.x86_64 0:0.4.16-6.el6 will be installed


And it always seems to go to "root cause":
Package libavcodec52.x86_64 0:0.7.11-52.el6 (*****)

As suggested by the following:
Error: Package: libavcodec52-0.7.11-52.el6.x86_64 (atrpms)
Requires: libvpx.so.1()(64bit)


No fixes found. No work-arounds found.

David Bernier

[DBelton]

libavcodec52 was installed from the atrpms repo, and has to be removed before you can update the other packages.

su -
(root password)

yum remove libavcodec52

yum update