Yum: requested datatype primary not available

Zeppe|in · #1 22nd February 2007, 01:53 PM

Greetings,

Latetly, when I try to use yum or yumex i get this error

Error: requested datatype primary not available
and yum/yumex stops.

Code:

Loading "changelog" plugin
Loading "fedorakmod" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "skip-broken" plugin
Loading "kernel-module" plugin
Plugin "tsflags" uses deprecated constant TYPE_INTERFACE.
Please use TYPE_INTERACTIVE instead.
Loading "tsflags" plugin
Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "protectbase" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Error: Error: requested datatype primary not available

any ideas ?

thnx in advance

***Hlingler*** · #2 26th February 2007, 08:52 AM

Hello!
Lotsa Yum/Yumex/Kyum problems popping up lately. Appears to be fedorakmod plugin. As "root" user, disable:

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# gedit /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/fedorakmod.conf

Change "enabled=1" to "enabled=0". Save and exit. Do the same with file "/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/tsflags.conf". This plugin is pointless anyway since you can't pass arguments to the CLI when you're in yumex/kyum. Try again, post back if this approach fails.

Vince

It is the fedorakmod plugin; see

HTML Code:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=148356&highlight=fedorakmod

, post #11.

Zeppe|in · #3 3rd March 2007, 01:47 PM

Hello,

I have disabled all yum plug ins but I have the same problem..

I have to tell that i dont always have this problem but it happens frequently.

Thank you

***Hlingler*** · #4 4th March 2007, 12:52 AM

The only other suggestion I have is: always do a "yum clean all" first. I often get "metadata does not match checksum" errors which is a common problem; clearing cache usually helps. Last resort is to rebuild database (but only if absolutely necessary). Also, never use yum and "smart package manager" at the same time. You might want to try smart PM - it's great, only one very minor issue: no logs. Good luck.

mpolo · #5 19th June 2007, 08:27 PM

I got this problem upon upgrading to FC7. The problem seems to be that the mirrors have changed the locations of the updates directories, so that yum is unable to find them. I got yum to work by removing "core/" from the URLs.

robert.forster · #6 28th August 2008, 06:59 PM

I have this problem...It JUST happened. FC8
Yum list
sudo yum list
yum update
sudo yum update
su -
then yum anything
results in
"Error: requested datatype primary not available"

I loked for the above and could not find

update:
in another post I found where someone stated to

Code:

rm -f /etc/yum/yum.repos.d/Fedora-install-media.repo

I did not do that. I did a

Code:

mv /etc/yum/yum.repos.d/Fedora-install-media.repo /etc/yum/yum.repos.d/Fedora-install-media.repo.bak

but it did not help

***Hlingler*** · #7 28th August 2008, 07:07 PM

Well, make sure that your internet connection(s) is working. Then start with:
yum clean all

Proceed from there. Post exact error output.

V

robert.forster · #8 28th August 2008, 07:14 PM

Now why didn't I think of that!!
Thank you

previous verbatim error:

Code:

[root@BLAH ~]# yum list
Error: requested datatype primary not available

after ran
sudo yum clean all

(dont like to be root unless needed)

all went well then

thank you

heyjay4 · #9 3rd January 2010, 07:25 PM

I am getting the same error, which started today.

yum update seamonkey
Loading "priorities" plugin
Error: requested datatype primary not available

or

yum -v update evolution
Loading "priorities" plugin
Running "config" handler for "priorities" plugin
Yum Version: 3.2.8
COMMAND: yum -v update evolution
Installroot: /
Ext Commands:

evolution
Reading Local RPMDB
Setting up Package Sacks
Error: requested datatype primary not available

arunprl · #10 14th November 2010, 03:28 PM

This method is little laborious but helpful if nothing else stated above is working.

Just check that at which stage the error is occurring. I mean, yum checks the repositories in the same order as they are listed in /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory. In my case here it hapened.

rpmfusion-nonfree | 3.3 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree/primary_db | 91 kB 00:03
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates | 414 B 00:00
Error: requested datatype primary not available
and the next file was rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing.repo. I just edit the file as follows
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

prior both were set to 1.

now for me, error is resolved. Thought may be helpful to you 2.

SimsRU · #11 2nd June 2012, 07:24 PM

enabled=0
gpgcheck=0
helped in my case. thanks a lot