Errors in ¨Resolving Dependencies for Updates¨ while trying to ¨Apply Updates¨

MACSimaKRECie · #1 22nd December 2007, 07:08 AM

Recently i got Fedora8 installed on my hpCompaq PC
I am trying to apply updates thru the Package Updater
and have been getting error messages every time.
For example, one is w.r.t. rsyslog package
Now, this time, a de-selected it from the list,
and still i am not able to complete the work -
in fact the system has not yet come out of its
¨Resolving Dependencies for Updates¨ mode
even after an overnightś time!
Of course the indicator has reached 100% quite a while ago (a few hours ago)
This is the third time that i am trying it!
Maybe there is a better way of doing all this, if some one can be kind enough to inform me. . .
Also, i wonder how i can install the new version of Firefox on my Fedora8 OS.
The one that is available with the installation of Fedora8 is an earlier version i guess.
Thanks a lot.

#2 22nd December 2007, 07:15 AM

List the repos you have enabled

Wayne

#3 22nd December 2007, 07:17 AM

have you tried updating through command line? by going into Aplications > System tools > Terminal an logging in as root an updating that way

Code:

yum -y update pirut 
yum -y update yum

MACSimaKRECie · #4 22nd December 2007, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wayne

List the repos you have enabled

Wayne

i am fairly(why, in fact quite) a newbie i guess, just managed to install fedora8 on my own after a lot of struggle (although i should say that i enjoyed going thru that struggle). so i tried just now to go to gnome help and typed REPOSITORIES in the search-line and hit the return-key when i got an error message that the application crashed, and that i can report the bug thru the bug-reporting tool, which i just completed now.
So, i am not sure how i get the info on which REPOSITORIES are enabled at this point in time,
maybe you can help me do it . . .
Thanks a lot.

#5 22nd December 2007, 07:42 AM

Do what Greg suggested and try doing it from a Terminal (command line) and post the output of:

#yum update

If you don't know how, open the Terminal and type:

su

give the root password and type:

yum update

Wayne

MACSimaKRECie · #6 22nd December 2007, 08:06 AM

As Wayne suggested, i followed Greg´s suggestions, that is to use the command
#yum -y update
in the terminal mode
and got quite a bit of OK-output, and and the end some error messages as quoted here below:
devel
---> Package rasqal.i386 0:0.9.14-2.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package liferea.i386 0:1.4.10-1.fc9 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.10 for package: liferea
--> Processing Conflict: rsyslog conflicts syslog-ng
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.10 is needed by package liferea
Error: Missing Dependency: firefox = 2.0.0.10-3.fc8 is needed by package firefox-devel
Error: Missing Dependency: libldap-2.3.so.0 is needed by package kdebase
Error: rsyslog conflicts with syslog-ng
#
What do i do now?

#7 22nd December 2007, 08:10 AM

You've enabled the Fedora development repo! (see where it says "fc9") The development repo contains what is at the moment the beta stuff of the next version of Fedora which is due out in April! Better disable it.

Edit: Open 'Add/Remove Software' and go to 'Edit > Repositories' and uncheck it. You should only have the main 'Fedora' and 'Updates' enabled and any third-party repositories you've added (Adobe, Livna)

Also, if you add third-party repos, do not have Livna and others enabled (Freshrpms, Dries) at the same time, that can also cause problems.

Wayne

forkbomb · #8 22nd December 2007, 08:14 AM

You could try forcing yum to do a bit of cleanup, maybe the metadata got FUBARed.

# yum clean all
# yum -y update yum
# yum -y update

If that doesn't work, I'd try updating rsyslog and syslog-ng independently, then trying a full update.
# yum update syslog-ng
# yum update rsyslog
# yum update

But I'm not sure that will help.

Now, to see what repositories you have enabled:

Code:

# yum repolist

#9 22nd December 2007, 08:19 AM

Unfortunately, new users get the idea that they should enable all and sundry repos, which can lead to 'bad things' (tm) happening. I wish they'd hide all those extra repos (updates-testing, development) or maybe or have them shown by having different user levels (newbie, intermediate, advanced)

hope we caught the OP before damage was done.

Wayne

MACSimaKRECie · #10 22nd December 2007, 08:20 AM

Oh Yes(!) So, probably at the time of installing Fedora8 i might have ticked(clicked) for getting all those Updates under the so called software-package-customization window (i remember i chose many many of then, maybe blindly)
Now, how do i get to know about them, and how do i undo some of them - like this one about Fedora9 ?

#11 22nd December 2007, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MACSimaKRECie

Oh Yes(!) So, probably at the time of installing Fedora8 i might have ticked(clicked) for getting all those Updates under the so called software-package-customization window (i remember i chose many many of then, maybe blindly)
Now, how do i get to know about them, and how do i undo some of them - like this one about Fedora9 ?

See my edited post above, I gave the GUI instructions.

Wayne

MACSimaKRECie · #12 22nd December 2007, 08:24 AM

Here is the output of that command
# yum repolist
repo id repo name status
InstallMedia Fedora 8 enabled
adobe-linux-i386 Adobe Systems Incorporated enabled
development Fedora - Development enabled
development-debuginf Fedora - Development - Debug enabled
development-source Fedora - Development - Source enabled
fedora Fedora 8 - i386 enabled
fedora-debuginfo Fedora 8 - i386 - Debug enabled
fedora-source Fedora 8 - Source enabled
updates Fedora 8 - i386 - Updates enabled
updates-debuginfo Fedora 8 - i386 - Updates - Debug enabled
updates-source Fedora 8 - Updates Source enabled
updates-testing Fedora 8 - i386 - Test Updates enabled
updates-testing-debu Fedora 8 - i386 - Test Updates Debug enabled
updates-testing-sour Fedora 8 - Test Updates Source enabled
#

#13 22nd December 2007, 08:26 AM

Will the yum-allowdowngrade plugin help the OP if he's installed fc9 packages? I'm afraid I have to go out and do an evening job, so I'll leave it to Greg or Tom to help.

Wayne

#14 22nd December 2007, 08:27 AM

do this as Wayne said above

Open ADD/Remove and then click on EDIT > Repositeries > an disable the ones you shouldnt be using there

MACSimaKRECie · #15 22nd December 2007, 08:41 AM

The output of #yum repolist command does not have Fedora9 in it though! That is interesting in itself!
Also the Edit Repositories feature when invoked does not show any Fedora9 anyway,
so i think that there is nothing to unckeck/deselect therein.
I am right now trying to follow the sequence of commands suggested by tjVanWyk(Tom)
As soon as it is done i wil copy-paste the output here