Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 1306142
yum won't install an older kernel-devel package when it's a dependency
Last modified: 2016-11-04 01:31:35 EDT
Description of problem: kernel-devel package is one of the packages which is allowed to install multiple version packages at the same time. # yum -y install kernel-devel-3.10.0-123.el7 Loaded plugins: product-id, rhnplugin This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or Red Hat Satellite. Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package kernel-devel.x86_64 0:3.10.0-123.el7 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ================================================================================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================================================================================ Installing: kernel-devel x86_64 3.10.0-123.el7 a-rhel7-x86_64-2015_3 8.9 M Transaction Summary ================================================================================================================================================ Install 1 Package Total size: 8.9 M Installed size: 34 M Downloading packages: Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction Installing : kernel-devel-3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64 1/1 Verifying : kernel-devel-3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64 1/1 Installed: kernel-devel.x86_64 0:3.10.0-123.el7 Complete! # rpm -q kernel-devel kernel-devel-3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64 kernel-devel-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64 But, when it's required as a dependency of a package installation, yum rejects to install kernel-devel package since the newer package is already installed. The customer's custom rpm depends on the old kernel-devel, and they want it to install kernel-devel upon dependency resolving in yum command. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. install RHEL7.2 and confirm kernel-devel is installed. 2. configure RHEL7.1 yum repository 3. install a testa package I attached. # yum install testa-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm Actual results: The older kernel-devel is not installed, though it's found as a dependency. Because a newer kernel-devel is installed. Expected results: The older kernel-devel is installed to resolve the dependency without any error, even if a newer kernel-devel package is installed. Additional info: I will attach the testa package for testing, and proposed patch, which the customer verified.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-2397.html