[mythtv-users] Re: apt-get dist-upgrade rpm conflicts

Dan wolf mboverload at gmail.com
Sat Jan 1 19:08:15 EST 2005


Yes, the only reason I'm staying with Linux and MythTV is because my
HDTV tuner card (PCHDTV 3000) does not work on anything but Linux.



On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 15:45:22 -0800 (PST), David Highley
<dhighley at highley-recommended.com> wrote:
> "Axel Thimm wrote:"
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 03:47:03PM -0600, Aaron Hall wrote:
> > > I cannot find a similar problem within these lists, so I will post this so
> > > someone can point out what I'm sure will be my obvious blunder.
> > >
> > > I have succesfully gone through Jarod's guide once without any trouble, s
> > o I
> > > even felt somewhat experienced.
> > >
> > > But on this next frontend (using fc2), I get the following at the apt-get
> > > update && apt-get distupgrade step:
> >
> > >         file /usr/lib/librpm-4.3.so from install of
> > > librpm4.3-4.3.3-8_37.rhfc2.at conflicts with file from package rpm-4.3.1-
> > 0.3
> >
> > >
> > > It would appear that some libs from the kickstart rpm conflict with the r
> > pm
> > > libs themselves. Obviously, I cannot remove rpm, and if I remove kickstar
> > t,
> > > I have nothing. So it appears I am stuck, with no way out.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Any thoughts as to what I am overlooking, or is there a previous thread
> > > someone could point me to that I missed that could help?
> >
> > Wait for a fix or use at-bleeding:
> >
> > http://bugzilla.atrpms.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3D359
> 
> Seems like we discussed this issue at least a year ago about using
> multiple update utilities and repositories. This was after I mentioned
> my previous installation of RedHat 9 getting trashed by using apt for
> updates. So here we are a year later and we have the same situation. Yum
> and apt are not agreeing on how to do dependencies for Fedora
> distributions.
> 
> To drive the point home further. I have $9,000 US of hardware sitting
> here basically useless; no sound or TV video capabilities because we can
> not agree on how to distribute and integrate software. It makes me
> consider using Windows and for for those who know me that is pushing me
> pretty far to get me to even consider using Windows.
> 
> So how do we work our way out of this mess? If I try and use apt-get it
> suggests using the "-f" flag and then comes up with a list of half the
> rpms on the system to remove. If I try yum it is not able to resolve the
> dependencies. If I try and use yum to install yum it also fails on a
> missing dependency for /etc/yum.conf.
> 
> > --
> > Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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> 
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