Machine has: [root@devserv i386]# rpm -q python2 python python2-2.1.1-6beehive python-2.2.3-5 up2date says: The following Packages are obsoleted by newer packages: Name-Version-Release obsoleted by Name-Version-Release ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- python2-2.1.1-6beehive python-2.2.3-5 and then tries to install python-2.2.3-5, which fails: Testing package set / solving RPM inter-dependencies... ######################################## RPM package conflict error. The message was: Test install failed because of package conflicts: package python-2.2.3-5 is already installed
I get a similar error: Testing package set / solving RPM inter-dependencies... ######################################## RPM package conflict error. The message was: Test install failed because of package conflicts: package spamassassin-2.60-1 (which is newer than spamassassin-2.44- 11.8.x) is already installed
Here is a nice one from my new system. Fetching package list for channel: rhel-i386-es-3... ######################################## Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: rhel-i386-es-3... Name Version Rel ---------------------------------------------------------- kernel 2.4.21 4.0.1.EL i686 kernel-smp 2.4.21 4.0.1.EL i686 Testing package set / solving RPM inter-dependencies... ######################################## RPM package conflict error. The message was: Test install failed because of package conflicts: package kernel-smp-2.4.21-4.0.1.EL is already installed package kernel-2.4.21-4.0.1.EL is already installed
dup of bug#108480?
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 108480 ***
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.