yum and Python

[PabloTwo]

Please note the edit I did to my previous post to install the python-libs package. That's what's missing now and causing the missing libpython2.6.so.1.0 error.
If you have not done a updatedb command as root since uninstalling python-libs package, then the locate command is probably not correct.
Use "ls /usr/lib64/libpython2.6.so.1.0" instead to see if it's really there or not.

---------- Post added at 04:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:09 PM ----------

I goofed on the correct command to uninstall python-2.6.2-2.fc12.x86_64 by not typing the full "release" part. Please post the output of

rpm -qa | grep python

when you get the chance.

[yorelchr]

PS: sorry for the smiley in the post...didn't ask for it !!!

---------- Post added at 10:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 PM ----------

starting with libpy ...there's only this :
[root@mediceo6NB base_soft]# ls /usr/lib64/libpyglib-2.0-python.so
libpyglib-2.0-python.so libpyglib-2.0-python.so.0 libpyglib-2.0-python.so.0.0.0
so, there's some python in the pc ....

[root@mediceo6NB base_soft]# rpm -qa | grep python
gnome-python2-gconf-2.28.0-1.fc12.x86_64
rpm-python-4.7.2-2.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-gnome-2.28.0-1.fc12.x86_64
python-decorator-3.0.1-3.fc12.noarch
python-amara-1.2.0.2-6.fc12.noarch
python-adns-1.2.1-6.fc12.x86_64
libsemanage-python-2.0.45-1.fc12.x86_64
python-markupsafe-0.9.2-3.fc12.x86_64
notify-python-0.1.1-8.fc12.x86_64
python-mako-0.3.4-1.fc12.noarch
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-2.25.3-22.fc12.x86_64
python-iwlib-0.1-1.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-2.28.0-1.fc12.x86_64
python-urlgrabber-3.9.1-4.2.fc12.noarch
gnome-python2-libwnck-2.28.0-2.fc12.x86_64
python-slip-dbus-0.2.13-1.fc12.noarch
python-docs-2.6.2-1.fc12.noarch
dbus-python-0.83.0-6.fc12.x86_64
python-pycurl-7.19.0-7.fc12.x86_64
ganglia-gmond-python-3.1.2-4.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-desktop-2.28.0-2.fc12.x86_64
python-BeautifulSoup-3.0.8.1-1.fc12.noarch
python-iniparse-0.4-1.fc12.noarch
python-4Suite-XML-1.0.2-8.fc12.x86_64
python-slip-0.2.13-1.fc12.noarch
python-slip-gtk-0.2.13-1.fc12.noarch
python-durus-3.8-3.fc12.x86_64
python-ethtool-0.5-1.fc12.x86_64
libbdevid-python-6.0.93-1.fc12.x86_64
gstreamer-python-0.10.16-1.fc12.x86_64
python-deltarpm-3.5-0.4.20090913git.fc12.x86_64
python-enchant-1.3.1-5.fc12.x86_64
python-cryptsetup-0.0.10-1.fc12.x86_64
python-simplejson-2.0.9-3.fc12.x86_64
cracklib-python-2.8.13-6.x86_64
python-2.6.2-8.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-bonobo-2.28.0-1.fc12.x86_64
python-pyblock-0.44-1.fc12.x86_64
python-meh-0.7-1.fc12.noarch
libselinux-python-2.0.90-5.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-gnomekeyring-2.28.0-2.fc12.x86_64
setools-libs-python-3.3.6-4.fc12.x86_64
python-virtinst-0.500.1-4.fc12.noarch
gamin-python-0.1.10-5.fc12.x86_64
python-telepathy-0.15.17-1.fc12.noarch
python-setuptools-0.6c9-5.fc12.noarch
python-alsaaudio-0.6-1.fc12.x86_64
boost-python-1.39.0-9.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-gnomevfs-2.28.0-1.fc12.x86_64
python-libs-2.6.2-8.fc12.x86_64
libproxy-python-0.2.3-12.fc12.x86_64
python-feedparser-4.1-10.fc12.noarch
audit-libs-python-2.0.4-1.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-applet-2.28.0-2.fc12.x86_64
python-bugzilla-0.5.1-3.fc12.noarch
at-spi-python-1.28.1-1.fc12.x86_64
python-httplib2-0.4.0-4.fc12.noarch
libxml2-python-2.7.6-2.fc12.x86_64
python-paste-1.7.4-2.fc12.noarch
python-alsa-1.0.22-1.fc12.x86_64
policycoreutils-python-2.0.82-5.fc12.x86_64
python-nss-0.9-8.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-canvas-2.28.0-1.fc12.x86_64
libuser-python-0.56.13-1.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-22.fc12.x86_64
python-beaker-1.5.3-1.fc12.noarch
newt-python-0.52.11-1.fc12.x86_64
abrt-addon-python-1.1.13-1.fc12.x86_64
gnome-python2-libegg-2.25.3-22.fc12.x86_64
libvirt-python-0.8.2-1.fc12.x86_64

Is it what you asked?

[PabloTwo]

Yes. The list says you have both python-2.6.2-8.fc12.x86_64 and python-libs-2.6.2-8.fc12.x86_64 installed. Maybe you deleted individual files when trying to remove everything python instead of using rpm to remove packages.
Try reinstalling the python-libs-2.6.2-8.fc12.x86_64 package.

rpm --force -Uvh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/12/x86_64/python-libs-2.6.2-8.fc12.x86_64.rpm

[yorelchr]

ok, done.

[root@mediceo6NB base_soft]# rpm --force -Uvh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.x86_64.rpm
Retrieving http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1ython-libs ########################################### [100%]


[root@mediceo6NB base_soft]# python
Python 2.6.2 (r262:71600, Jun 4 2010, 18:28:58)
[GCC 4.4.3 20100127 (Red Hat 4.4.3-4)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

GREAT !!!

Dose it mean everything's ok? in the menu I can now use the Software updates without message of error...even if I don't have to use for now...but it means tha tyum is ok?

Thank you really so much !!! I was already thinking of reinstalling fedora.....but I have no time for that !!!

Christine

[PabloTwo]

It means that python version 2.6.2-8 is now properly installed and working. Unless you have done the modifications to your /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo and /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo so that the mirrorlist= lines are commented out or removed and a new baseurl= line is created that points to the now archived F12 repos, then no, yum won't do updates or install anything except from local files.

---------- Post added at 06:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:39 PM ----------

To make yum work with the archived repos, make the edits shown below:

For the /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo file, the first section "[fedora]" should look like this:

[fedora]
name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch
failovermethod=priority
baseurl=http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/$releasever/Everything/$basearch/os/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$basearch

For the /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-upates.repo file, the first section "[updates]" should look like this:

[updates]
name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch - Updates
failovermethod=priority
baseurl=http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/$releasever/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$basearch

Then, in your /etc/yum.conf file add the line:

metadata_expire=7d

That last line will keep yum from trying to "update" the repo metadata every time you use it. Since F12 is long EOL, there is no metadata to update, ever.

[yorelchr]

hello PabloTwo,

Thanks again for your help !

So, I've checked the files, and here are how they are before I do anything ..

the /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo file

name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch
failovermethod=priority
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/$releasever/Everything/$basearch/os/
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=fedora-$releasever&arch=$basearch
enabled=1
metadata_expire=7d
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$basearch

the /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-upates.repo file :

[updates]
name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch - Updates
failovermethod=priority
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/updates/$releasever/$basearch/
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=updates-released-f$releasever&arch=$basearch
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$basearch

and the /etc/yum.conf file :

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum/$basearch/$releasever
keepcache=0
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
exactarch=1
obsoletes=1
gpgcheck=1
plugins=1
installonly_limit=3

so I change them completely to have the same as you sent me?
I just prefer to have you confirm this, maybe there's something in these files that is specific to my linux configuration and that I should let unchanged...

Christine

[PabloTwo]

Originally Posted by yorelchr

hello PabloTwo,

Thanks again for your help !

So, I've checked the files, and here are how they are before I do anything ..

the /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo file




the /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-upates.repo file :



and the /etc/yum.conf file :



so I change them completely to have the same as you sent me?
I just prefer to have you confirm this, maybe there's something in these files that is specific to my linux configuration and that I should let unchanged...

Christine

Yes. You don't have to actually remove the mirrorlist= lines, but if you don't remove them then comment them out by putting a "#" in front of them. "#mirrorlist=......."

[yorelchr]

ciao PabloTwo,

Ok, done.
How do I check if everything's ok?
I will try now to reinstall the program, origin of all these problems and see if it's ok.

Thanks a lot !!!

Christine

[PabloTwo]

Originally Posted by yorelchr

ciao PabloTwo,

Ok, done.
How do I check if everything's ok?
I will try now to reinstall the program, origin of all these problems and see if it's ok.

Thanks a lot !!!

Christine

Just do a "yum check-update" and see if yum finds the archive repos OK now.

[yorelchr]

hi,

here's th result

[leroy@mediceo6NB ~]$ yum check-update
There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

No module named yum

Please install a package which provides this module, or
verify that the module is installed correctly.

It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
current version of Python, which is:
2.6.2 (r262:71600, Jun 4 2010, 18:28:58)
[GCC 4.4.3 20100127 (Red Hat 4.4.3-4)]

If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
the yum faq at:
http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq

damned !!!

[leroy@mediceo6NB ~]$ rpm -q yum
yum-3.2.28-5.fc12.noarch

I'm trying to understand but it's quite difficult.
What is a repository?

[PabloTwo]

A "repository", as far as yum is concerned, is where rpm packages are downloaded from.
Post the output of:

 rpm -qa | grep yum

---------- Post added at 01:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------

I just rebooted into F12 from F16. Here is what I get with that command:

BASH:~/-> rpm -qa | grep yum
yum-utils-1.1.26-1.fc12.noarch
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-14.fc12.i686
yum-3.2.28-5.fc12.noarch
anaconda-yum-plugins-1.0-5.fc12.noarch

And I get no errors when I do a yum command of any kind. There would appear to be a missing bit of python still, but the error message you got doesn't make it totally clear what. I'll try to see if I can find a python module named "yum".

[yorelchr]

ok, I obatin this :

[root@mediceo6NB leroy]# rpm -qa | grep yum
PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.5.7-2.fc12.x86_64
yum-utils-1.1.26-1.fc12.noarch
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-14.fc12.x86_64
PackageKit-yum-0.5.7-2.fc12.x86_64
yum-presto-0.6.2-1.fc12.noarch
yum-3.2.28-5.fc12.noarch
anaconda-yum-plugins-1.0-5.fc12.noarch

so if I understand well, python is not completely recognised byt yum? or something is missing in python? do I have just python of a package python?

[root@mediceo6NB leroy]# rpm -q python
python-2.6.2-8.fc12.x86_64
[root@mediceo6NB leroy]# rpm -q python-package
package python-package is not installed

[PabloTwo]

"python-package" is NOT an rpm package. python-2.6.2-8 is INSTALLED, rpm just told you so.
I think you need to now reinstall these packages:

rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/12/x86_64/yum-3.2.28-5.fc12.noarch.rpm
rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/12/x86_64/yum-utils-1.1.26-1.fc12.noarch.rpm
rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/12/x86_64/sos-2.2-0.fc12.noarch.rpm
rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/12/x86_64/rpm-python-4.7.2-2.fc12.x86_64.rpm
rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/12/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-14.fc12.x86_64.rpm

[yorelchr]

Hello PabloTwo,

I'va installed everything but it's still missing something as you can see.

[root@mediceo6NB leroy]# rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.noarch.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:yum ########################################### [100%]
[root@mediceo6NB leroy]# rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.noarch.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:yum-utils ########################################### [100%]
[root@mediceo6NB leroy]# rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.noarch.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:sos ########################################### [100%]
[root@mediceo6NB leroy]# rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.x86_64.rpm
Retrieving http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:rpm-python ########################################### [100%]
[root@mediceo6NB leroy]# rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.x86_64.rpm
Retrieving http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:yum-metadata-parser ########################################### [100%]

[root@mediceo6NB leroy]# yum check-update
There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:

No module named urlgrabber

Please install a package which provides this module, or
verify that the module is installed correctly.

It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
current version of Python, which is:
2.6.2 (r262:71600, Jun 4 2010, 18:28:58)
[GCC 4.4.3 20100127 (Red Hat 4.4.3-4)]

If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
the yum faq at:
http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq

I've found some python-url grabber on-line but I don't want to make any mistake by downloading the wrong one....http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub...c12.noarch.rpm
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/se...hon-urlgrabber

thanks for your advice.
christine

[PabloTwo]

Use the url's in the commands (the F12 archive repo's ) I'm providing to get the needed packages, and always look in the "updates" repo first. If you don't find it there, then check the "fedora" repo.

rpm --force -ivh http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/12/x86_64/python-urlgrabber-3.9.1-4.2.fc12.noarch.rpm

There may be a few more packages to install or update before yum is working again.

---------- Post added at 11:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:42 AM ----------

You can browse the F12 archived repos directly in firefox (or whatever browser your using). Use these url's:

For [fedora] repo:

http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/12/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/

For [updates] repo:

http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/12/x86_64/

When you find the package in the list you want, you can just left-click it and it will download. Or you can right-click it and then choose "copy link location" and then paste that onto the command line right after typing "rpm -Uvh " or "rpm --force -Uvh ".

---------- Post added at 11:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:51 AM ----------

Part of the problem here is that I am leading you to install packages from the "updates" repo and all your installed files are from the initial install and from the "fedora" repo. So, until all the "yum" and "python" related files are "updated" from the updates repo so they work together, yum will trip up and fail. Once you get all the needed packages from the update repo, yum will work again and then you can do a full update to the system using yum.