[Yum] yum upgrade package: Mode is u for provider of ...

[seth vidal]

> In a foolish attempt to fix a fix of a fix, I had to perform an rpm -fU 
> of the db4 package for my FC3 install. The OS now runs just fine, but 
> whenever I attempt a yum upgrade, I see the following output (had set 
> debug to 10 to get the most amount of information):-
> 

> Finally it ends with:-
> 
> Dependency Process ending
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg mod_perl
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg python
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg subversion
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg apr-util
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg perl
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg iproute
> Error: missing dep: db4 = 4.3.27-1 for pkg db4-utils
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg httpd
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg php
> Error: missing dep: db4 = 4.3.27 for pkg pam
> Error: missing dep: db4 = 4.3.27-1 for pkg db4-tcl
> Error: missing dep: db4 = 4.3.27-1 for pkg db4-devel
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg webalizer
> Error: missing dep: libdb-4.3.so for pkg db4-utils
> 
> I can see that it expects to find db4 - 4.2.52 and that the newer 
> package I've installed looks like it's OK, but YUM has marked it with 
> 'u' for some reason (u = unknown?)
> 
> Is there any way for me to tell YUM that the RPM is OK and to carry on 
> with the install?

no, b/c clearly it is not okay.

you need to fix the dep you broke using --force.

are you sure you installed the RIGHT version of db4?
-sv