[Yum] Is the Fedora core5 test2 yum (dated 2 feb 2006) broken

[Greg Knaddison]

On 2/2/06, Leslie Satenstein <lsatenstein at yahoo.com> wrote:
> In my evaluation of the core5 t2 system, PUP, the Package Updater, had the
> yum package as being one of the updates.
>
> Immediately following yum's install, I could no longer  download any
> software  as yum  and  pup both lock  up.
>
> Yum on my fedora core4  version  (yumex)  works  just fine.
>
> How do I backout  yum, or how  do  I  install  with  another version?
>

Maybe this is the same problem:

https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/pipermail/yum/2006-February/008289.html

Greg