Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.0.0.14-1.fc9 x86_64 How reproducible: 2.0.0.14-1.fc8 --> 2.0.0.14-1.fc9 update via yum or packagekit. the update never applies, yum says Error unpacking rpm package thunderbird-2.0.0.14-1.fc9.x86_64 error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib64/thunderbird-2.0.0.14/dictionaries: cpio: rename Steps to Reproduce: 1. yum update thunderbird OR update using packagekit Actual results: failed
Did you update from F8 to F9 by yum?
I downloaded the F9 DVD for my architecture and updated via the DVD-Installer (Update-Mode).
I discovered and worked around this. It has to do with the dictionaries moving to myspell in the fc8-fc9 transition. The fix is to "rm -rf /usr/lib64/thunderbird-2.0.0.14/dictionaries" before doing the update. If I were an rpm packaging expert, I'd provide a fix to the .fc9 package. Here's the yum output that says that the rename of the dictionary tree fails: ----------------------------------- # yum update Loaded plugins: priorities, refresh-packagekit fedora | 2.4 kB 00:00 livna | 2.1 kB 00:00 updates | 2.3 kB 00:00 Setting up Update Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package thunderbird.x86_64 0:2.0.0.14-1.fc9 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Updating: thunderbird x86_64 2.0.0.14-1.fc9 fedora 23 M Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 0 Package(s) Update 1 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 23 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/1): thunderbird-2.0.0.14-1.fc9.x86_64.rpm | 23 MB 00:05 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Updating : thunderbird [1/2] Error unpacking rpm package thunderbird-2.0.0.14-1.fc9.x86_64 error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib64/thunderbird-2.0.0.14/dictionaries: cpio: rename Updated: thunderbird.x86_64 0:2.0.0.14-1.fc9 Complete!
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