[mythtv-users] yum upgrade "freezes" - can't continue

[Michael Haan]

On 2/11/06, Al McIntosh <junkmail at allanmcintosh.com> wrote:
>
> Michael Haan wrote:
>
> > This has happened multiple times now.  Following Jarod's guide, I do a
> > fresh install of FC4 x86_64 then run "yum upgrade".  Somewhere along
> > the way it "pauses".  The machine isn't frozen as I can break out of
> > the upgrade by hitting ctrl-Z.  But then, re-running yum upgrade
> > gives me something about net-snmp being needed for net-snmp-libs.
> > Anyone else seen this and/or know how to get past it?
>
>
>
> Sounds like you will not be using snmp. You could try `rpm -e --test
> net-snmp net-snmp-libs` if there are no complicated conflicts
> then I would just remove it with rpm -e --test net-snmp net-snmp-libs.
>
> Also, when you use ctrl-Z it does not kill a process it simply suspends
> it. By doing so you could have many instances of yum sleeping in the
> background.  Use ctrl-C instead if you are trying to kill a hung
> process. You can use 'jobs' to query processes running in your current
> shell. Or use ps -ef or top to see if you have yum sleeping. With regard
> to yum this could pose potential issues with open locks.
>
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Good point - unfortunately, ctrl-c won't break-out.
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