[mythtv-users] apt-get dist-upgrade conflicts

[Lane Schwartz]

On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:43:42 -0700, Mark Gardner <markgard at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just did a fresh install of FC2 this morning and came up with the
> same errors does anyone have a solution or should a bug report be
> submitted
> 
> 
> > The following packages have been kept back
> >   rpm rpm-build rpm-devel rpm-python
> > 176 upgraded, 19 newly installed, 1 replaced, 1 removed and 4 not upgraded.
> > Need to get 0B/282MB of archives.
> > After unpacking 18.2MB of additional disk space will be used.
> > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
> > Committing changes...
> > Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
> >         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
> >         file /usr/lib/librpmbuild-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
> >         file /usr/lib/librpmdb-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
> >         file /usr/lib/librpmio-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
> > E: Error while running transaction
> 

Same problem for me a few days ago. I think a bug report should be
filed, but the workaround (IIRC) is to uninstall yum, up2date, and the
up2date gnome applet. Then you can (I think) do the upgrade fine. You
might also have to manually reinstall apt and upgrade rpm.

Lane

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