Description of problem: When yum update is executed it shows a rpm has been obsoleted whereas if I just select the same rpm and try an update it show a different update Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): yum - 3.0.1 RHES 5 Steps to Reproduce: yum -C -c yum.conf update .. Dependencies Resolved 1240919455.62 ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: sos noarch 1.7-9.2.el5 repo 108 k replacing sysreport.noarch 1.4.3-10.el5 Updating: sabayon i386 2.12.4-5.el5 repo 128 k sabayon-apply i386 2.12.4-5.el5 repo 368 k selinux-policy noarch 2.4.6-106.el5_1.3 repo 367 k selinux-policy-targeted noarch 2.4.6-106.el5_1.3 repo 854 k speex i386 1.0.5-4.el5_1.1 repo 206 k sysklogd i386 1.4.1-40.el5 repo 73 k system-config-kdump noarch 1.0.12-1.el5 repo 117 k system-config-network noarch 1.3.99-2.el5 repo 402 k system-config-network-tui noarch 1.3.99-2.el5 repo 1.8 M xorg-x11-apps i386 7.1-4.0.1.el5 repo 254 k xorg-x11-drv-evdev i386 1:1.0.0.5-3.el5 repo 10 k xorg-x11-drv-i810 i386 1.6.5-9.6.el5 repo 285 k xorg-x11-drv-keyboard i386 1.1.0-3 repo 14 k xorg-x11-drv-mga i386 1.4.2-6.el5 repo 82 k xorg-x11-drv-nv i386 2.1.2-1.el5 repo 113 k xorg-x11-drv-vesa i386 1.3.0-8.1.el5 repo 19 k xorg-x11-server-Xnest i386 1.1.1-48.26.el5_1.5 repo 1.5 M xorg-x11-server-Xorg i386 1.1.1-48.26.el5_1.5 repo 3.2 M xorg-x11-xfs i386 1:1.0.2-4 repo 68 k xterm i386 215-5.el5 repo 405 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 1 Package(s) Update 20 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Notice that it mentions 'sos' obsoletes sysreport. If I now just do a update for sysreport yum -C -c yum.conf update sysreport Dependencies Resolved 1240919549.88 ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Updating: sysreport noarch 1.4.3-13.el5 repo 22 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 0 Package(s) Update 1 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Why does it not mention 'sos' here? Additional info:
3.0.1 is the GA version of yum, if you use 3.2.19-18 this problem is fixed.
I'm seeing this problem with yum 2.4 release also. I have various redhat 3 , 4 & 5 servers and since it's not possible to install yum 3.2 on redhat 3 is there any alternate fix/workaround that i could do for yum 2.4 ? Thanks!