Description of problem: The latest rear release is dependent upon rpcbind and genisoimage which are not available in base/updates/epel for EL5. Specifically, rpcbind is named portmap on EL5. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rear-1.13.0-1.el5.noarch How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: # rpm -q rear rear-1.12.0-1.el5.noarch # cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS release 5.8 (Final) # yum --noplugins update rear Setting up Update Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package rear.noarch 0:1.13.0-1.el5 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: rpcbind for package: rear --> Processing Dependency: genisoimage for package: rear --> Finished Dependency Resolution rear-1.13.0-1.el5.noarch from epel has depsolving problems --> Missing Dependency: genisoimage is needed by package rear-1.13.0-1.el5.noarch (epel) rear-1.13.0-1.el5.noarch from epel has depsolving problems --> Missing Dependency: rpcbind is needed by package rear-1.13.0-1.el5.noarch (epel) Error: Missing Dependency: genisoimage is needed by package rear-1.13.0-1.el5.noarch (epel) Error: Missing Dependency: rpcbind is needed by package rear-1.13.0-1.el5.noarch (epel) 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 Actual results: YUM dependency failure. Expected results: Rear is upgraded. Additional info:
rear-1.13.0-2.el5 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 5. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/rear-1.13.0-2.el5
Package rear-1.13.0-2.el5: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora EPEL 5 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=epel-testing rear-1.13.0-2.el5' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2012-5945/rear-1.13.0-2.el5 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
rear-1.13.0-2.el5 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 5 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.