[SOLVED] fc17 failed yum update

[simon2000]

tried to run yum update as root:
#yum update
and got this:
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Protected multilib versions: libcom_err-1.42.3-2.fc17.i686 != libcom_err-1.42-4.fc17.x86_64

please help

[nonamedotc]

I have seen this happen once in a while. Try the following.

rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*
rpm --rebuilddb
yum update

Alternatively, if possible try removing the i686 package and then update the system.

[simon2000]

how do I remove i686 package, as you suggested alternatively

rm -f /var/lib/rmp/__db*
[root@moscow ~]# rpm --rebuilddb
did not make any different, I still got
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Protected multilib versions: libcom_err-1.42.3-2.fc17.i686 != libcom_err-1.42-4.fc17.x86_64

[mschwendt]

The advice to rebuild the RPM DB was incorrect and not helpful. It doesn't fix these errors.

Run yum distro-sync and afterwards show the output of yum list libcom_err as for some reason you only get the i686 build of libcom_err-1.42.3-2.fc17 and not the corresponding x86_64 package. That's unusual.

# yum list libcom_err
Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Installed Packages
libcom_err.x86_64                 1.42.3-2.fc17                 @updates-testing
Available Packages
libcom_err.i686                   1.42.3-2.fc17                 updates

About how to remove i686 packages, look into using "rpm" or "yum remove …", but be careful.

[simon2000]

it is solved
I did the following:
# yum remove libcom_err.i686
# yum update


now everything is good
thanks