Description of problem: Introduction of Python 2.5 cannot happen due to non-updated applications that require Python 2.4. Note that this is a minor problem, as the conflicts are from applications left over from system upgrades of previous installations of RHL and Fedora (RHL9, FC1, FC3, and FC5, to be specific). New ncurses package conflicts with existing kon2 file. It appears that kon2 is also a leftover. This bug report is thus most likely of interest for writing release and compatibility notes, as these conflicting packages no longer seem to be available in Fedora. And I wasn't using them anyway... if I was, I suppose I'll discover that in the next few days. :) This F7 installation was just fine, updating regularly, until the past day or two when the python and ncurses updates were released; thus I figured it might be of possible interest. # yum update [...] Total download size: 79 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/6): python-libs-2.5-14 100% |=========================| 560 kB 00:00 (2/6): python-urlgrabber- 100% |=========================| 121 kB 00:00 (3/6): tkinter-2.5-14.fc7 100% |=========================| 283 kB 00:00 (4/6): python-tools-2.5-1 100% |=========================| 434 kB 00:00 (5/6): python-2.5-14.fc7. 100% |=========================| 5.4 MB 00:08 (6/6): python-devel-2.5-1 100% |=========================| 2.0 MB 00:02 Running rpm_check_debug ERROR with rpm_check_debug vs depsolve: Package rhnlib needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available. Package id3-py needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available. Package gstreamer08-python needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available. Package notemeister needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available. Package htmltmpl needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available. Package xmldiff needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available. Package id3-py needs python-abi = 2.4, this is not available. Package notemeister needs python-abi = 2.4, this is not available. Package htmltmpl needs python-abi = 2.4, this is not available. Complete! # yum update --exclude='python*' --exclude=python-tools --exclude=tkinter [...] Transaction Check Error: file /usr/share/terminfo/k/kon from install of ncurses-5.6-9.20070812.fc7 conflicts with file from package kon2-0.3.9b-26.2 Worked around thusly: # rpm -e rhnlib up2date notemeister htmltmpl xmldiff id3-py gstreamer08-python kon2 And checked: # yum list available 2>&1 | tee avail.yum # for i in notemeister htmltmpl xmldiff id3-py gstreamer08-python rhnlib up2date kon2 ; do echo Searching For: $i ; grep $i avail.yum ; done Searching For: notemeister Searching For: htmltmpl Searching For: xmldiff Searching For: id3-py Searching For: gstreamer08-python Searching For: rhnlib Searching For: up2date Searching For: kon2 #
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