[Yum] Transaction Check Error on fedora3

[seth vidal]

On Wed, 2005-05-11 at 16:30 -0600, Mark McNair wrote:
> Hello all
> 
> When running YUM Update on fedora3 (x86_64)- I get a transaction check
> error on the Perl rpm no less.... It reports a file conflict which
> will disallow the update: ' file /usr/share/man/man1/c2ph.1.gz from
> install of perl-5.8.5-12.FC3 conflicts with file from package
> perl-5.8.5-9' - for about 25 files or so..
> What is the best way to handle this? Uninstall perl-5.8.5-9 and then
> install perl*-12 ? I have applications on this box now I can't trash..
> Thanks for any help on this..

This was a bug in the fedora core 3 perl update.

The recommended workaround is:
yum remove perl.i386
yum update


you'll still have the perl.x86_64 rpm and all should be fin.
that should solve it.

-sv