From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/3.0.0-10; Linux) Description of problem: Mailman package requires /usr/bin/newaliases and Postfix doesn't provide it. So to install Mailman without breaking dependencies we need both MTA. Postfix includes a newaliases program, but it is't reflected in the RPM database Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.rpm -ivh mailman 2. 3. Actual Results: error: failed dependencies: /usr/bin/newaliases is needed by mailman-2.0.9-1 Expected Results: Install mailman, since I already have an MTA (PostFix) Additional info: Just add the /usr/bin/newaliases entry to the "Provides" section in the Postfix specfile
*** Bug 70404 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Even if this bug was fixed on the rawhide errata at that time, and later on the 8.0 release of the package, it is important to realize that the current release of the postfix packafe for 7.3 is still broken, and the 8.0, or later binary package (including rawhide) is not meant to be a replacement as there is no binary compatibility between those releases. it is a fairly easy to fix bug as you can : 1) --nodep the removal of sendmail (leaving an inconsistent rpm db) 2) add "Provides: /usr/bin/newaliases" to the postfix spec and install a --rebuild package (leaving a non standard/custom made package on the system) 3) just leave sendmail because of the dependency (an additional package that need to be administered even if not used) eventhough, a formal "errata" from RedHat would be an even better solution Carlo PS. adding karsten to the bug as he is the one that is responsable for the change on the 8.0 package if the %ChangeLog is to be trusted