Description of problem: yum does not start any more since yesterdays updates (March, 2nd 2009). Only "options error: illegal boolean value" is exausted. This even if I only type "yum" on the command line! Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-yum-plugins-1.0-4.fc11.noarch PackageKit-yum-0.4.4-4.fc11.i586 PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.4.4-4.fc11.i586 yum-3.2.21-11.fc11.noarch yum-aliases-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-allowdowngrade-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-arch-2.2.2-5.fc11.noarch yum-changelog-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-cron-0.8.3-2.fc11.noarch yum-downloadonly-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yumex-2.0.5-6.fc11.noarch yum-fastestmirror-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-fedorakmod-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-kernel-module-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-list-data-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-merge-conf-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-12.fc11.i586 yum-presto-0.4.5-3.fc11.noarch yum-priorities-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-protectbase-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-protect-packages-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-refresh-updatesd-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-security-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-tmprepo-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-tsflags-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-updateonboot-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-updatesd-0.9-2.fc11.noarch yum-upgrade-helper-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-utils-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch yum-versionlock-1.1.19-3.fc11.noarch How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Upgrade via "yum update" to the March, 3rd 2009 release 2. yum breaks 3. Actual results: yum exausting "Options error: illegal boolean value" Expected results: yum working Additional info:
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 487963 ***
yum update python-iniparse --noplugins should fix the issue
No, does not, since python-iniparse is already the latest version! I've tried to to remove python-iniparse and then reistall it. Same. # yum update Options error: illegal boolean value # yum Options error: illegal boolean value # yum update --noplugins Setting up update process No Packages marked for Update # yum update python-iniparse --noplugins Setting up update process No Packages marked for Update # yum reinstall python-iniparse --noplugins Settion up Reinstall process Error: Problem in reinstall: no package matched to install # yum install python-iniparse --noplugins Setting up Install process Package matching python-iniparse-0.2.4-1.fc11.noarch already installed. Checking for update. Nothing to do. # rpm -qa | grep -i iniparse python-iniparse-0.3.0-1.fc11.noarch Hmmmmmmmm.... Looking at ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/development/i386/Packages: no rpm for "python-iniparse"! Looking on some other mirrors I couldn't find python-iniparse or I only found the old version 0.2.4. Tried to install this old one from switch with "rpm -vhiftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/fedora/linux/releases/test/11-Alpha/Fedora/i386/os/Packages/python-iniparse-0.2.4-1.fc11.noarch.rpm" After that it started working again ...
Look like rawhide has not hit all the mirrors yet Check this for info about getting the updated python-iniparse from koji https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487963#c2
What ist buggin me a bit is, that yum did not realy install 0.3.0, but reporting it being installed, while rpm reported 0.2.4, but not 0.3.0! There seems to be a difference in how yum finds the version versus how rpm finds the installed version. Sometimes this leads to an inconsistent system. I tested my system for further differences in versions yum ./. rpm sees and found some more. Most of them not being fatal in any way, some broke applications. It could be difficult to find out why yum refuses to install a pacakge, while rpm reorts the old one installed ...!