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This package has been failing to update, but yum reports success. Pup attempts to update it over and over, always claiming to have done so. Command line yum shows this: $ sudo yum update Password: Loading "installonlyn" plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile Setting up Update Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package java-1.5.0-gcj-javadoc.x86_64 0:1.5.0.0-14.fc7 set to be updated Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: java-1.5.0-gcj-javadoc x86_64 1.5.0.0-14.fc7 fedora 5.2 M replacing java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-javadoc.x86_64 1.4.2.0-40jpp.110 Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 1 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 5.2 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/1): java-1.5.0-gcj-javadoc-1.5.0.0-14.fc7.x86_64.rpm 5.2 MB 00:11 Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing: java-1.5.0-gcj-javadoc ######################### [1/2] error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/share/javadoc/java: cpio: rename Installed: java-1.5.0-gcj-javadoc.x86_64 0:1.5.0.0-14.fc7 Replaced: java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-javadoc.x86_64 0:1.4.2.0-40jpp.110 Complete! But it really failed: $ rpm -qa | grep javadoc java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-javadoc-1.4.2.0-40jpp.110.x86_64
You are likely trying to replace a directory with a symlink. If so, you will need to add a %pretrans section to move the directory and create the symlink. tar/cpio have exactly the same problem as rpm replacing a directory with a symlink.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 186945 ***