[root@servera ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4 (Tikanga) yum-3.2.22-20.el5 All of a sudden, yum is not able to resolve the dependency of the sun java package. This worked since today. We, however, have had several customers reporting the same problem. [root@servera ~]# yum upgrade Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security Skipping security plugin, no data Setting up Upgrade Process Resolving Dependencies Skipping security plugin, no data --> Running transaction check ---> Package NetworkManager.i386 1:0.7.0-10.el5 set to be updated ---> Package NetworkManager.x86_64 1:0.7.0-10.el5 set to be updated ---> Package NetworkManager-glib.i386 1:0.7.0-10.el5 set to be updated ---> Package NetworkManager-glib.x86_64 1:0.7.0-10.el5 set to be updated ---> Package NetworkManager-gnome.x86_64 1:0.7.0-10.el5 set to be updated ---> Package OpenIPMI.x86_64 0:2.0.16-7.el5 set to be updated ---> Package OpenIPMI-libs.x86_64 0:2.0.16-7.el5 set to be updated ---> Package acl.x86_64 0:2.2.39-6.el5 set to be updated ---> Package apr-util.x86_64 0:1.2.7-11.el5 set to be updated ---> Package at.x86_64 0:3.1.8-84.el5 set to be updated ---> Package audit.x86_64 0:1.7.17-3.el5 set to be updated ---> Package audit-libs.i386 0:1.7.17-3.el5 set to be updated ---> 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set to be updated ---> Package cpp.x86_64 0:4.1.2-48.el5 set to be updated ---> Package cpuspeed.x86_64 1:1.2.1-9.el5 set to be updated ---> Package crash.x86_64 0:4.1.2-4.el5 set to be updated ---> Package cups.x86_64 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.4 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: poppler-utils for package: cups ---> Package cups-libs.i386 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.4 set to be updated ---> Package cups-libs.x86_64 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.4 set to be updated ---> Package curl.x86_64 0:7.15.5-9.el5 set to be updated ---> Package dbus.x86_64 0:1.1.2-14.el5 set to be updated ---> Package dbus-libs.i386 0:1.1.2-14.el5 set to be updated ---> Package dbus-libs.x86_64 0:1.1.2-14.el5 set to be updated ---> Package dbus-x11.x86_64 0:1.1.2-14.el5 set to be updated ---> Package device-mapper.i386 0:1.02.39-1.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package device-mapper.x86_64 0:1.02.39-1.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package device-mapper-event.x86_64 0:1.02.39-1.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package 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updated ---> Package gail.x86_64 0:1.9.2-3.el5 set to be updated ---> Package gcc.x86_64 0:4.1.2-48.el5 set to be updated ---> Package gfs2-utils.x86_64 0:0.1.62-20.el5 set to be updated ---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.5-49.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.5-49.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.5-49.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.5-49.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.5-49.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package glx-utils.x86_64 0:6.5.1-7.8.el5 set to be updated ---> Package gnome-vfs2.i386 0:2.16.2-6.el5_5.1 set to be updated ---> Package gnome-vfs2.x86_64 0:2.16.2-6.el5_5.1 set to be updated ---> Package gnome-vfs2-smb.x86_64 0:2.16.2-6.el5_5.1 set to be updated ---> Package hal.i386 0:0.5.8.1-59.el5 set to be updated ---> Package hal.x86_64 0:0.5.8.1-59.el5 set to be updated ---> Package hmaccalc.x86_64 0:0.9.6-3.el5 set to be updated ---> Package httpd.x86_64 0:2.2.3-43.el5 set to be updated ---> Package httpd-manual.x86_64 0:2.2.3-43.el5 set to be updated ---> Package hwdata.noarch 0:0.213.18-1.el5.1 set to be updated ---> Package iproute.x86_64 0:2.6.18-11.el5 set to be updated ---> Package iptstate.x86_64 0:1.4-2.el5 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: java-1.5.0-sun for package: open-xchange-server ---> Package java-1.5.0-sun-uninstall.x86_64 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5 set to be updated ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 set to be installed ---> Package kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 set to be updated ---> Package kexec-tools.x86_64 0:1.102pre-96.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package kpartx.x86_64 0:0.4.7-34.el5_5.1 set to be updated ---> Package krb5-devel.x86_64 0:1.6.1-36.el5_5.4 set to be updated ---> Package krb5-libs.i386 0:1.6.1-36.el5_5.4 set to be updated ---> Package krb5-libs.x86_64 0:1.6.1-36.el5_5.4 set to be updated ---> Package krb5-workstation.x86_64 0:1.6.1-36.el5_5.4 set to be updated ---> Package 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Package newt.x86_64 0:0.52.2-15.el5 set to be updated ---> Package nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.0.9-44.el5 set to be updated ---> Package nscd.x86_64 0:2.5-49.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package nspluginwrapper.i386 0:1.3.0-9.el5 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libidn.so.11 for package: nspluginwrapper --> Processing Dependency: libcurl.so.3 for package: nspluginwrapper ---> Package nspluginwrapper.x86_64 0:1.3.0-9.el5 set to be updated ---> Package nss_db.i386 0:2.2-35.4.el5_5 set to be updated ---> Package nss_db.x86_64 0:2.2-35.4.el5_5 set to be updated ---> Package nss_ldap.i386 0:253-25.el5 set to be updated ---> Package nss_ldap.x86_64 0:253-25.el5 set to be updated ---> Package ntsysv.x86_64 0:1.3.30.2-2.el5 set to be updated ---> Package numactl.i386 0:0.9.8-11.el5 set to be updated ---> Package numactl.x86_64 0:0.9.8-11.el5 set to be updated ---> Package openais.x86_64 0:0.80.6-16.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package openldap.i386 0:2.3.43-12.el5 set to be updated ---> Package openldap.x86_64 0:2.3.43-12.el5 set to be updated ---> Package openldap-clients.x86_64 0:2.3.43-12.el5 set to be updated ---> Package openldap-devel.i386 0:2.3.43-12.el5 set to be updated ---> Package openldap-devel.x86_64 0:2.3.43-12.el5 set to be updated ---> Package openssh.x86_64 0:4.3p2-41.el5 set to be updated ---> Package openssh-askpass.x86_64 0:4.3p2-41.el5 set to be updated ---> Package openssh-clients.x86_64 0:4.3p2-41.el5 set to be updated ---> Package openssh-server.x86_64 0:4.3p2-41.el5 set to be updated ---> Package pam_krb5.i386 0:2.2.14-15 set to be updated ---> Package pam_krb5.x86_64 0:2.2.14-15 set to be updated ---> Package paps.x86_64 0:0.6.6-19.el5 set to be updated ---> Package parted.i386 0:1.8.1-27.el5 set to be updated ---> Package parted.x86_64 0:1.8.1-27.el5 set to be updated ---> Package pax.x86_64 0:3.4-2.el5 set to be updated ---> Package pciutils.x86_64 0:2.2.3-8.el5 set to be updated ---> Package pcsc-lite.x86_64 0:1.4.4-1.el5 set to be 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redhat-release.x86_64 0:5Server-5.5.0.2 set to be updated ---> Package redhat-release-notes.x86_64 0:5Server-31 set to be updated ---> Package rhn-check.noarch 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package rhn-client-tools.noarch 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: python-dmidecode for package: rhn-client-tools ---> Package rhn-setup.noarch 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package rhn-setup-gnome.noarch 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package rhnlib.noarch 0:2.5.22-3.el5 set to be updated ---> Package rhnsd.x86_64 0:4.7.0-5.el5 set to be updated ---> Package rhpxl.x86_64 0:0.41.1-9.el5 set to be updated ---> Package samba-client.x86_64 0:3.0.33-3.29.el5_5 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libsmbclient.so.0()(64bit) for package: gnome-vfs2-smb ---> Package samba-common.x86_64 0:3.0.33-3.29.el5_5 set to be updated ---> Package selinux-policy.noarch 0:2.4.6-279.el5 set to be updated ---> Package selinux-policy-devel.noarch 0:2.4.6-279.el5 set to be updated ---> Package selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:2.4.6-279.el5 set to be updated ---> Package shadow-utils.x86_64 2:4.0.17-15.el5 set to be updated ---> Package sos.noarch 0:1.7-9.49.el5 set to be updated ---> Package squid.x86_64 7:2.6.STABLE21-6.el5 set to be updated ---> Package ssmtp.x86_64 0:2.61-14.el5 set to be updated ---> Package sudo.x86_64 0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5 set to be updated ---> Package sysklogd.x86_64 0:1.4.1-46.el5 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-lvm.noarch 0:1.1.5-4.el5 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-securitylevel.x86_64 0:1.6.29.1-5.el5 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-securitylevel-tui.x86_64 0:1.6.29.1-5.el5 set to be updated ---> Package system-config-services.noarch 0:0.9.4-5.el5 set to be updated ---> Package tar.x86_64 2:1.15.1-30.el5 set to be updated ---> Package tcpdump.x86_64 14:3.9.4-15.el5 set to be updated ---> Package tcsh.x86_64 0:6.14-17.el5 set to be updated ---> Package tzdata.x86_64 0:2010i-1.el5 set to be updated ---> Package vconfig.x86_64 0:1.9-3 set to be updated ---> Package vino.x86_64 0:2.13.5-9.el5 set to be updated ---> Package vnc-server.x86_64 0:4.1.2-14.el5_5.2 set to be updated ---> Package wdaemon.x86_64 0:0.14-5 set to be updated ---> Package wpa_supplicant.x86_64 1:0.5.10-9.el5 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-drivers.x86_64 0:7.1-4.2.el5 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: xorg-x11-drv-qxl for package: xorg-x11-drivers ---> Package xorg-x11-drv-ast.x86_64 0:0.89.9-1.el5 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-drv-evdev.x86_64 1:1.0.0.5-5.el5 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-drv-fbdev.x86_64 0:0.3.0-3 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-drv-i810.x86_64 0:1.6.5-9.36.el5 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-drv-mga.x86_64 0:1.4.10-7.el5 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-drv-nv.x86_64 0:2.1.15-3.el5 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-drv-vesa.x86_64 0:1.3.0-8.2.el5 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-server-Xnest.x86_64 0:1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-server-Xorg.x86_64 0:1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1 set to be updated ---> Package xulrunner.i386 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 set to be updated ---> Package xulrunner.x86_64 0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5 set to be updated ---> Package yp-tools.x86_64 0:2.9-1.el5 set to be updated ---> Package yum.noarch 0:3.2.22-26.el5 set to be updated ---> Package yum-rhn-plugin.noarch 0:0.5.4-15.el5 set to be updated --> Running transaction check ---> Package curl.i386 0:7.15.5-9.el5 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: java-1.5.0-sun for package: open-xchange-server ---> Package libidn.i386 0:0.6.5-1.1 set to be updated ---> Package libsmbclient.x86_64 0:3.0.33-3.29.el5_5 set to be updated ---> Package poppler-utils.x86_64 0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11 set to be updated ---> Package python-dmidecode.x86_64 0:3.10.8-4.el5 set to be updated ---> Package xorg-x11-drv-qxl.x86_64 0:0.0.12-1.2.el5 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution open-xchange-server-6.16.1.0-aproxy_5_8.2.noarch from installed has depsolving problems --> Missing Dependency: java-1.5.0-sun is needed by package open-xchange-server-6.16.1.0-aproxy_5_8.2.noarch (installed) --> Running transaction check --> Processing Dependency: java-1.5.0-sun for package: open-xchange-server ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.18-128.2.1.el5 set to be erased --> Finished Dependency Resolution open-xchange-server-6.16.1.0-aproxy_5_8.2.noarch from installed has depsolving problems --> Missing Dependency: java-1.5.0-sun is needed by package open-xchange-server-6.16.1.0-aproxy_5_8.2.noarch (installed) Error: Missing Dependency: java-1.5.0-sun is needed by package open-xchange-server-6.16.1.0-aproxy_5_8.2.noarch (installed) You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem You could try running: package-cleanup --problems package-cleanup --dupes rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
Sun Java is installed and provides the necessary package: [root@servera ~]# rpm -q --whatprovides java-1.5.0-sun java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5 [root@servera ~]# rpm -qi java-1.5.0-sun Name : java-1.5.0-sun Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.5.0.22 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 1jpp.1.el5 Build Date: Mon 09 Nov 2009 05:52:11 PM CET Install Date: Thu 25 Mar 2010 02:29:25 PM CET Build Host: x86-003.build.bos.redhat.com Group : Development/Languages Source RPM: java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5.src.rpm Size : 74197233 License: Sun Binary Code License Signature : DSA/SHA1, Tue 10 Nov 2009 01:40:06 PM CET, Key ID 5326810137017186 Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> URL : http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0 Summary : Sun Java Runtime Environment Description : The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains the software and tools that users need to run applets and applications written using the Java programming language. [root@servera ~]# rpm -V java-1.5.0-sun [root@servera ~]#
what is Package java-1.5.0-sun-uninstall.x86_64 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5 run this: yum list obsoletes I think you'll find your problem.
this is the result: [root@servera ~]# yum list obsoletes Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security Obsoleting Packages java-1.5.0-sun-uninstall.x86_64 1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-supplementary-5 java-1.5.0-sun.x86_64 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5 installed However, i do not see how that solves my problem, sorry. Where does the package java-1.5.0-sun-uninstall.x86_64 come from?
yum list java-1.5.0-sun-uninstall.x86_64 but I think it comes from rhel-x86_64-server-supplementary-5 yes, it does rpm -qp --obsoletes java-1.5.0-sun-uninstall-1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-sun <= 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5 java-1.5.0-sun-devel <= 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5 java-1.5.0-sun-src <= 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5 java-1.5.0-sun-demo <= 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5 java-1.5.0-sun-plugin <= 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5 java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc <= 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.3.el5 you need to talk to whomever owns that pkg.
I guess i know what the problem is. Redhat has obsoleted sun java 1.5 on rhel5 because it reached End of Service Life. As soon as I deinstall that package, I can update again. However, as our packages still depend on 1.5, yum will install it again. That's a problem on our side. Thank you for pointing me into the right direction.