[Yum] file conflicts

[Seth Vidal]

On Thu, 21 May 2009, Gerry Reno wrote:

>>> 
>> If you do:
>> yum install PKG # want x86_64 version
>> 
>> sometimes you will get the file conflict error because the existing 
>> PKG.i586 is not at the same version as what is in the repository for 
>> PKG.x86_64. So I think yum should see that and schedule an update for 
>> PKG.i586 and then the file check would succeed. Right now you have to deal 
>> with this manually.
>> 
> Here's an example:
> # yum list fontconfig popt-devel postfix gdm
> Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, fastestmirror, installonlyn, refresh-
> : packagekit, versionlock
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> * rawhide: ftp.linux.ncsu.edu
> Reading version lock configuration
> Installed Packages
> fontconfig.i586 2.6.99.behdad.20090508-1.fc11 installed
> fontconfig.x86_64 2.6.99.behdad.20090508-1.fc11 installed
> gdm.i586 1:2.26.1-10.fc11 installed
> popt-devel.i586 1.13-5.fc11 installed
> postfix.i586 2:2.5.6-3.fc11 installed
> Available Packages
> gdm.x86_64 1:2.26.1-10.fc11 rawhide
> popt-devel.x86_64 1.13-5.fc11 rawhide
> postfix.x86_64 2:2.5.6-3.fc11 rawhide
>
>
> # yum install popt-devel postfix gdm
> Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, fastestmirror, installonlyn, refresh-
> : packagekit, versionlock
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> * rawhide: ftp.linux.ncsu.edu
> Reading version lock configuration
>
>
> Transaction Check Error:
> file 
> /usr/share/doc/popt-devel-1.13/html/structpoptContext__s__coll__graph.png 
> from install of popt-devel-1.13-5.fc11.x86_64 conflicts with file from 
> package popt-devel-1.13-5.fc11.i586


> file /etc/postfix/postfix-files from install of postfix-2:2.5.6-3.fc11.x86_64 
> conflicts with file from package postfix-2:2.5.6-3.fc11.i586
> file /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/at-spi-registryd-wrapper.desktop 
> from install of gdm-1:2.26.1-10.fc11.x86_64 conflicts with file from package 
> gdm-1:2.26.1-10.fc11.i586
> file /var/lib/gdm/.gconf.mandatory/%gconf-tree.xml from install of 
> gdm-1:2.26.1-10.fc11.x86_64 conflicts with file from package 
> gdm-1:2.26.1-10.fc11.i586

maybe I'm reading something incorrectly but it sure looks like all the 
versions are the same. And if the versions are the same then the problem 
is in the packages, not in yum.

-sv